Red has always been one of those colors that just has a reputation for bleeding. It is not alwys confined to lower end fabrics. I have hade issues with Moda and their reds .. It just shows that sometimes even when you pay higher money you can still have that unpleasant surprise. I think as quilters if we aremore diligent in letting the manufactures know just how unhappy we are with fabrics that are not colorfast ... they might start to be more diilgent in quality control inspecting and requiring fabrics be colorfast.
As my Mom use to say "why is it we can put a man on the moon , but still can't make red fabrics that don't run" . I know some will say that its the water quality and the type of detergent that is used... but honestly put a soap recomendation on the end of the bolt if the dyes are that "reactive" to some detergents.
I would use Retayne to set the dye. But it just chaps me that when I purchase fabric it is not "cutting table ready".
Last edited by Lori S; 06-13-2012 at 03:06 PM.