How to Laundry Finished Quilt?
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How to Laundry Finished Quilt?
I have never put a finished quilt through the laundry. Do I put detergent in the water? What temp water? Is spin drain okay? Do you put it in the dryer? Till dry or damp dry? I don't know anything about how to do this except use Color Catchers. Thanks for the info I know you great quilters will give me.
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I always wash my quilts when they're finished. I use warm water, my regular detergent and either delicate or wash n wear settings and dry in the dryer on medium heat. I always use a color catcher or 2 since I do not prewash my fabrics.
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I wash mine on gentle cycle with detergent and use the spin cycle. Then I line dry them outside. I never put a quilt in the dryer. They roll up in a ball and don't get dry. I line to line dry them on a day when there is a nice breeze. They smell so fresh.
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I don't prewash. After the quilt is done I wash it in cold water with a little detergent and then put it in the dryer. I know the recipients won't give them any special care (I know my recipients!) so I do what they will and so far so good. I make quilts to be used and if they wear out from use I'm happy.
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I don't see that anyone has mentioned this, but if you have used marking pens on the quilt, you will want to rinse the quilt in cold water without soap or detergent before doing a regular wash with soap and warm water. Some marking pens will set with warm water and detergent if they are removed ahead of time. I just put mine through a cold rinse cycle on my washer, then when it's done, add the soap and select a gentle wash. When that's done, I throw the quilt in the dryer on a medium setting. I figure if it's a quilt that will be used, it's going to have to stand up to being washed and it most likely won't get babied. Depending on the size, hanging a wet quilt can be damaging as they are quite heavy when wet.
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I don't prewash. After the quilt is done I wash it in cold water with a little detergent and then put it in the dryer. I know the recipients won't give them any special care (I know my recipients!) so I do what they will and so far so good. I make quilts to be used and if they wear out from use I'm happy.
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