Thank you for posting this. I was entrusted to quilt my great grandmothers quilt top and began by hand washing first. As it seemed like it wasn't going to bleed to I felt ok to proceed. Soaking since Saturday night in (what was at my local quilt shop), "retro clean". It is now bleeding.
In Maine and it is snowing/sleet/ice. YUK. I am waiting for weather to get better so I can go to the store. I will leave it in water until I can get (both) color sheets and DAWN PURE dish detergent. I am anxious to get this fixed. I was trusted to quilt it and I want to fix it. Still feeling like... Oh No!!! but thanks to this article I am hopeful. :/ Thank you so much.