Originally Posted by Prism99
Also, you must not allow the damp quilt to sit on itself; it needs to be removed immediately and either laid out to dry or dried in a tumbling dryer. This is to prevent dye transfer from one wet fabric to another.
Be very aware that even when laid out flat to dry, bleeding batiks will seep dye into adjoining areas of the quilt as long as it is damp...whether or nor the seam allowance of the bleeder is in contact with backside of another fabric. It's similar to osmosis.
I prewash everything, but my feeling about bleeders and runners, is this: why waste money on Synthrapol and/or color catchers for the entire life of a quilt when you can wash the uncut fabrics once or twice with Retayne and be done with it? If Retayne doesn't set the dye in a particular batik, I only use it for non-washable projects.