I have a quilt top that has taken 2 years to make. I made it for my fiance. It's pretty special as most of the fabrics were bought on trips that we took, and some are fabrics that FH picked out himself. I even have a name picked out for it, based on where we spent our first weekend away. He knows I was working on a quilt for him, but since it has been so long, I'm sure he thinks I've forgotten about it. My plan is to quilt it at my LQS on their long-arm and have it finished in time for Christmas
It is a mixture of batiks and regular fabrics and quite pretty if I say so myself. None of the batiks were prewashed, since some were from Bali Pops. My background fabrics were unwashed as well. Tonight, I got the top out of hiding to get it ready for quilting next week. As I was inspecting the top, I noticed 2 spots on the background fabric. No big deal, I thought. I would just take it to the sink and spot clean. I didn't even think of the batiks bleeding onto my light blue background. I took the top into the bathroom to let it hang to dry on the shower rod (at this point there were only 2 small spots that were wet, so I wasn't too worried about it stretching).
That's when I noticed big blotches of dye on the background fabric. So I panicked. I ended up rinsing the entire top in the tub and getting most of the excess dye out. I checked each piece of background and didn't notice any more bleeding. Right now, the top is spread out on my bathroom floor on towels with a fan blowing on it. I'm sick about this right now. I just hope that tomorrow when I check on it, the dye hasn't bled again. I put towels between the main culprit and the rest of the quilt, but there are bits of batik all through the top. Please keep your fingers crossed that I haven't ruined this top.