Baby Quilt Question
#21
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Southern California
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That is an interesting question. I think pinning a note on the quilt will be the way I go. My church group make quilts for single women who decide to keep their baby. I just finished piecing one. Thanks for the great idea Tartan. I live in an apt and don't have easy access to a W/D
#25
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Rocky Mountains
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I never used anything special for my children. I always used either Tide or Cheer. I always wash my quilts before I give them. When I get anything new, gift or from store, I always wash it first. Never know where it's been. I figure it's the parents responsibility to take care of things for their children.
#26
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Chandler, Arizona
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If I don't have any markings to wash out, I just wash in warm water and tell the parents that it has been washed. I use just a little regular tide if I have markings to wash out, which is rare on my baby quilts anyway..
#27
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I think washing the quilt in any decent detergent is fine (I use Cheer). I do like that my top loader uses a lot to water for rinsing. No fabric softener needed because the last thing I want is a slippery quilt. I cringe when I visit a new mother in the hospital (the babies are in the mother's room here) and the room is full of friends standing around in their outdoor coats, some smelling of smoke. What happened to 2 visitors at a time and no one touching the baby except the parents and hospital staff?
#29
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Lake Stevens, WA
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Does your usual detergent come in a "free of perfumes and dyes" version? Then you could use the rest of it as usual, and it would still be safe for a baby. Since you always wash a quilt, try this!
#30
I make a lot of quilts for our hospital and I always wash them in what ever detergent I have but don't use fabric softener, The hospital ask me not to use fabric softener as some babies may have a reaction to this.. I would say any detergent would be fine.. good luck on your quilt
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