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I bought this Bear Paw quilt kit. http://www.craftsy.com/supplies/bear-paw-quilt-kit/4793
All the colors are in 1/4 yard cuts. I am afraid to start because with the white background and many bright colors I am afraid of bleeding even with color catchers, cold washes, etc.
What would you do?
I would not. since it is from a kit if you do get any shrinkage you may be short.
I agree with this. If you are worried you can wash with syntrapol at the endOriginally Posted by bakermom
Brother XL-3500i, SQ-9050, Dreamweaver XE6200D
If I did,it would only be by hand, swishing around in a sink of hot water then gently hang to dry on a hangar. It is a small cut and if you have fraying or lots of shrinkage you run the risk of being short.
That's exactly what I do with FQ's and 1/4 yd cuts.
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Sue
I would, by hand in the sink, spin in salad spinner & hang or lay flat to dry.
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[QUOTE=PaperPrincess;7069958]I would, by hand in the sink, spin in salad spinner & hang or lay flat to dry.[/QUOTE
Salad Spinner - well, I would have never thought of that but what a wonderful idea!!!
Better to do something imperfectly, than nothing perfectly.
Done is better than perfect.
Yep. I wash everything but charms and jelly rolls.
nope, no way, no how, would I wash the kit until it was pieced and quilted. Then I would wash with synthrapol or color catchers.
Last edited by DebraK; 01-30-2015 at 10:03 AM.
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