Old 06-05-2012, 05:27 PM
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Sewhappygal
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Default Need the secret (or maybe just some advice) with bleeding batiks

I love batiks. Love all the colors (well maybe not anymore). I have a yard of about 20 different pieces. I decided on a quilt to use some of them in and got nervous about them bleeding so I washed them. And washed them and washed them again. I've washed them all 3x in hot water with color catchers and they are still bleeding. Now I'm really afraid to use them. Funny (not very) I was told (by a LQS owner) good fabric from a quilt shop wouldn't bleed. Apparently that is NOT true. Does anyone have any sure fire ideas that might help me? Right now as far as I'm concern this fabric (all of it) is worth using.
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