Originally Posted by
Jane Quilter
I have both products you mention. The quilt is so big (125" x 125") it won't fit in the washer. In which order to you recommend. The color catcher first, then the Ritz? All this srubbing (with warm wwater) has bleed some red, but not much....I can live with the red bleed, just not the blue bleed. But I am almost done. Shall I soak it in the bathtub? If so, again in what order? Thanks for you help.
I would only use a dye fixative BEFORE the fabric was sewn into the quilt. Once in the quilt do not use any fixatives as you stand a good chance of setting the bleed. Follow the directions in Margaret Solomen Gunn's blog post. This method has been successful for several national quilt show winners as well as hand dyers who have had quilts bleed.