Originally Posted by
oneteappot
It seems as if the only one that is bleeding is the plain red. I haven't sewn a lot of them into the quilt yet. Do you think it would work if I would just soak the 4 1/2 inch squares in hot water and dawn and then rinse and let dry.?
I would definitely try that with the fabric you haven't used yet. It may take several soakings to be sure that the fabric has stopped bleeding. Occasionally you can get a fabric that will never stop bleeding because the dye was not properly set by the manufacturer. However, it's more common for a fabric to be simply over-saturated with dye. In that case, each soaking will show less bleeding until there is none.
Edit: Oops, I see you have already cut the red fabric into squares. Try it with one square first to make sure the fabric doesn't shrink. Measure it before you soak, then after it has been soaked and ironed to see if there is significant shrinkage. Usually there won't be, or the shrinkage will be minimal enough that you can compensate for it when sewing.