Boy do I agree with you there...except... I don't call it "frugal"...I call it intelligent! I mean come on...why take the risk of wasting a ton of time fixing problems that just a toss in the washer will prevent!
However....I will use the color catchers on reds. I pre washed some red I used to make an American Flag tumbler quilt...but once finished, and I washed the quilt to finish it off...and the red ran! Even after I pre washed it! So it basically ruined the quilt cause the red ran to the white. I bleached and a few other things ,but the red never left. So now.. I will use the color catchers on red fabrics...and even went a second step and use it for all darker colors...even when I wash them with only darks what can run...will. But I have not had that problem on any other color.
Last edited by coffeebreak; 10-19-2012 at 06:15 AM.
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