Originally Posted by newestnana
Last night I finally finished my new grandson's Lakota Star Quilt (his mom is part Native American). I had machine-pieced and hand-quilted it. Washed it in very cold water, to remove the quilting lines I'd drawn...and the dye bled on the star points. Boooooo hooooooo :( I had prewashed and thought all the fabrics were safe. Thanks to this board, I learned that Synthrapol might get the bleed out, but I'm still pretty heartsick.
Beautiful quilt!! I've been trying to make one and just haven't mastered that 1/4" yet.
I know this won't help, at this point, but I swear by the dye catcher cloths that you throw in with a quilt when washing it.
Good luck getting the blue out. And, agreed, your grandson will love it, no matter what!