Originally Posted by
Nammie to 7
I prewash all my fabric. When I wash my quilts I use color catchers just in case. Right now I'm washing red for a backing. There is a lot of white on the front of the quilt (what was I thinking!!). It is on the second wash now - with a color catcher - it will be interesting to see how much color it picked up.
I bought 9 yards of a red fabric for the back of a quilt. Washed it at least 6 times with color catcher and it still bled. I had to buy another fabric for the back as the front of the quilt had white fabric in it. Red can really be a problem. Love it but....