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Old 06-21-2011, 07:47 PM
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DonnaC
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Your question inspired me to get my neglected Night & Day quilt out of the closet so I could take a picture and post it. The reason it's in the closet is one of my sad quilting stories!

I started the quilt in a class at a local quilt shop and finished it up at home. I did some simple stitch-in-the-ditch type quilting and then tossed it into the washer and dryer to get it nice and crinkly.

When I removed it from the washer, lo and behold there were a bunch of dark spots on it... yikes. I never get spots from my washer, so I'm thinking it might have been a defect in the fabric that "came out" when it was washed.

Anyway, then I decided to scrub the spots - yes, I now know that was a STUPID mistake! The color rubbed right off the fabric and left a couple of faded areas. Yikes again! I then started to do some free motion stipple quilting, to see if I could camoflage the faded spots, but that didn't really work. So like all quilters disgusted with themselves, I put it in the closet.

I really do like the quilt, so maybe I'll give it another try now that you reminded me about it! (Pardon the distracting bedspread in the background of the picture.)
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