Do you wash your newly completed quilts?
#82
I also wash my quilts afterwards for many of the same reasons stated here. Even though I don't like a crinkly look on myself I love the crinkly look on them but also because of possible allergies and possible dye runs but I like to give my quilts a good head start depending on where they are going to find a home. I also think that it makes the quilts softer and more cuddly. I use quilt wash that I found at JoAnns and bought on sale for 50% off and I had additional discounts on top of that. It is fragrance free dye free and concentrated. It comes with a spoon for measuring out and it only takes like 1/2 teaspoon for a full load of quilts. The jar was originally $10.00 I think I ended up paying around $4.50 plus tax, and I have washed close to a ton of quilts and fabrics with it and it is still over half full.
#84
I use about a cup of vinegar along with abut 4 color catchers and a small amount of detergent. That takes care of the bleeding issues and I get that marvelous crinkly look!!
I always tell everyone that I gift - that the quilt has been washed and is ready for use !
I always tell everyone that I gift - that the quilt has been washed and is ready for use !
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#89
I have never washed before gifting the quilt- don't want anyone to think I am giving a used/second hand quilt And yes they all know I quilt and am making a blanket for just that special occasion, but still feel funny about it ..... Like after I wash it- it is no longer "new"
I love the crinkles and I want to see what the quilt looks like really finished. It's not a quilt til it's been washed and it's definetly not a blanket. Making something by hand puts fabric in the way of all sorts of stuff - dust, dog hair, machine oil, threads and all the manufacturing process of the fabric. One woman in our swap group went on and on about the rats running across the fabric and you don't know where it's been. Not buying that, so I don't wash before, but I do after construction.
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