Originally Posted by ckcowl

i seldom wash first (depends) but ALWAYS wash the quilt when it is done...no matter who it is for, i figure i should be the first one to wash it and make sure everything holds together well and nothing runs...and i love pulling the warm fluffy new quilt from the dryer...there have been an occassion or two when there was a little 'bleeding' or a small seam separation and then i had time to fix it before passing it on. color grabbers from the laundry section of the store work well and will 'catch' any dyes that are unstable...i will try to attach a couple pics of my latest quilt...and i used bali-pops in it and yes, dog-gone it, they ran...