Ladies, I strongly recommend that anyone washing a quilt, use Colorcatchers (more than 1). If you have a fabric you KNOW is going to bleed, i.e., a red, vibrant colors such as orange, maroon, deep blues, etc. I process my fabric in Ritz Dye Setter, which I had to order online. I used my large stew pot and kept the temperature at simmer temperature. YES, you must use HOT WATER. I ordered this off the Ritz Dye Company website, and I had a quilt with a lot of whole cloth white and a very vibrant red as a border, and as ruffles for the Pillow Shams I made to go with the quilt. I don't have any ownership interest in Ritz Dye, but it's a product that I KNOW WORKS! THAT BEING SAID, even so, I would still use Colorcatchers when laundering a quilt. ONCE I'VE COMPLETED THE DYE-SETTING PROCEDURE, DO NOT launder in HOT WATER.
Jeanette