Originally Posted by
bearisgray
Why not make life simpler for yourself and only work on quilts that you have made yourself?
That way, you will know what is in them and what the fabrics have been exposed to.
You have mentioned being allergic to many things - so it just does not seem feasible to get yourself sick working on "who knows what"?
I do think the allergy factor of the final recipients should also be a concern.
I'm about to this conclusion. I got the longarm for donation work. I planned to be standing at the quilter when I was 80 working on quilts for charity. I couldn't justify buying one for the few quilts I make. But it hasn't turned out the way I had hoped. Not much can be done about that. Maybe I should just sell it.
I agree about the final recipient. I'm not seeing any concern about that. I'm pretty sure all the donation quilts aren't being washed before being awarded. Some of the vets are already sick. They don't need to add to it.