Originally Posted by Joyce
Why not pre-wash your fabric the same way you will be washing your finished quilt?
I use my regular detergent, but a lesser amount.
Don't use any fabric softener, it can cause greasy looking spots on your fabric. Happened to me, so the fabric shop was the people who gave me this information.
I too, separate the fabrics by color, but we know we can't do that after the quilt is finished, so what is the point when we pre-wash?
Joyce
Do you mean you wash your white fabric with a deep dark red? Sounds like a prescription for disaster. If you rid your fabric of excess dyes, it should be pretty stable on subsequent washes. I always use the hot water cycles for my initial wash.
tim in san jose