Originally Posted by
quilt1950
I am cutting donated fabric to make quilt kits for Childrens' Hospital. Many pieces in this batch have faded lines, I'm assuming from how it was stored. It's taking me much longer to cut this, since I have to cut around the faded areas, and I'm losing some fabric.
Do you think these fade marks are from sun exposure, or can any light exposure do this? It's pretty obvious it's from how it was folded, based on where the lines are. (Folded in 4ths lengthwise, and then in 3rds across the width.)
Thanks
i know from my personal experience that the fading can happen to fabric stored on open shelves out of direct sun. ambient electric light source caused some of my fabric to fade along the fold in my last sewing room. i hung a white sheet over it after i saw damage starting and that helped. a quilter that added a quilt to my groups little quilt show a few years ago was dismayed to see how faded her quilt was. it had been hanging on wall of her living room. i asked how long it had hung there and told her of my experience. her quilt was a little over one year old and looked like it had been hanging for several years. she was broken hearted and said she wished she had known. it was a gift from a friend,