How do you wash your finished quilt?
#1
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Before you give it away. What detergent are you using,also are you putting it in the dryer.
I'm about to finish a quilt to give away, it seems from the handling it needs a wash also i want it to smell good. How do you handle yours????
I'm about to finish a quilt to give away, it seems from the handling it needs a wash also i want it to smell good. How do you handle yours????
#3
I take it to a laundrymat and put it in a large tumbling washer. I use reg. liquid detergent and throw in a color catcher sheet. Then I put it in the dryer.
I know the people who I give the quilts to are going to be washing them, some more than others, so I want to make sure everything holds up. After washing and drying I check all the seams etc then give to the new owner.
Just FYI I only make quilts for family and friends.
I know the people who I give the quilts to are going to be washing them, some more than others, so I want to make sure everything holds up. After washing and drying I check all the seams etc then give to the new owner.
Just FYI I only make quilts for family and friends.
#5
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Originally Posted by QuiltnNan
i want to treat it as the giftee might. thus, i wash like the rest of the laundry. that way, if anything is going to fail, i'll know it before giving it away.
#6
I throw it in the washer and use cold water gentle cycle then I dry normal. I love the way it looks once washed and yes...I have found areas that needed to be fixed on my first few quilts. I am now very careful and stictch twice in my areas.
#8
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Location: Piedmont Virginia in the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mtns.
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Washer on cold, gentle, with Tide, maybe a color catcher.
Dryer on regular, but damp-dry cycle.
Drape over line, furniture, or rack, bed to finish drying.
Jan in VA
Dryer on regular, but damp-dry cycle.
Drape over line, furniture, or rack, bed to finish drying.
Jan in VA
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