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i put the red, white and blue quilt on the line to snap a few pictures, and promptly forgot about it.

it rained.

i came home to discover the whites shot through on the quilting lines with vibrant orange.

the whole quilt was bleeding as if murdered.

i looked on line and read about color catchers and synthrapol, knowing i could get both at the coolest little quilt shop out in the country.

i snuck in a trip there on a too busy day, and the owner told me to put that stuff back and buy this dylon sos color run product.

i bought two boxes and came home to soak the disaster in the bath tub. this is what happened when the quilt hit the hot water:

this is what it looks like now, after three rounds in the hot water, including an overnight soak.:



there are some minor bleeding marks, but no one is ever going to notice them and i wonder if they'll wash out in the next go around with colour catchers.

so if you ever have a serious bleeding disaster, i have to recommend this product. truly magical!

i am so thankful today for chemistry!

aileen