about color catchers
#22
I have the same one, I think. It has a little "keep track of" area on the box with circles that you color in and when you get to the last one, you throw it out. I have 12 circles colored in now (with grandkids crayons) and it is an ugly grey, but it is still working. (18 quilts to go)!!!! It gets a little darker with each use. Have no complaints whatsoever. To be honest, it is the only one I have ever had and thank God, I have never had a color run, but I wanted to be totally on the safe side!! I feel too much work goes into a quilt to have a red or black run into a quilt. So I opt for the easiest solution. And I never throw it in the dryer. That's what the instructions say. Hang it up on a line in the basement or wherever and let it line dry! I hate to think of what that little bugger would do in a dryer. I got mine at the grocery store!!!!!! Not expensive at all considering how many quilts you save in the process! Edie
#24
I just finished probably my first quilt that I didn't prewash everything - and wouldn't you know it has lots of bright colors in it. I'm so grateful for this product, and hope it protects the quilt - I haven't had the nerve to try washing it yet, but have bought the catchers to use when the time comes. Thanks for all the tips and info.
#27
I re use mine several times till they get dark. Then I use them in my art quilts!! I love these things. I had to start hiding them from my son...I think he thought they were dryer sheets!! What a great product.
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I use the ones that look like fabric softener sheets. I have usually just used once because i don't use them with every load, just when I know something is new or as in unwashed fabrics.
I have put them in the dryer with the load I put them with in the wash. Then I throw them out.
I have put them in the dryer with the load I put them with in the wash. Then I throw them out.
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