Sorry you had this problem and hope it was a quick fix. I'm glad you posted because it pointed out to me that I better wash the quilt I just finishsed. I usually prewash my fabrics but I used a layer cake pack for this quilt and I couldn't prewash the 10" squares. It has reds and some dark blues so I'd be foolish not to wash it before gifting. Going to give it a good look after drying because the squares were cut with pinking sheers and my 1/4 seams were a little skimpy in parts.