Do you wash your quilt when finished?
05-20-2011, 03:44 AM
#32
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I don't wash my quilts when I'm finished unless they have starch in them. I do wash Olivia's quilts bc I use a special detergent for her. After reading this thread I think I will wash the quilts that I give as gifts.
05-20-2011, 04:09 AM
#33
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Yes, I do wash almost all my quilts. I started out washing them as I smoked & needed to get the smell (stink) out of them. Quit smoking, but still wash - now to get the markings out. Besides I really like the look of a little pucker here & there!
05-20-2011, 04:29 AM
#34
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I wash when I am done - after the spray adhesive, and the sizing to stiffen the fabric - washing makes them cuddly and soft - but then again my quilts are not show pieces - they are gifts to be used
05-20-2011, 05:04 AM
#36
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Most of the time. Anything that leaves the house and anything I'm going to sleep with. I just finished one last night. Into the washer on cool with a few color catchers. Into the dryer until mostly dry. Looks and smells fresh. I don't want to have one I have to pamper.
05-20-2011, 05:12 AM
#38
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I never washed a quilt before I gave it away
I seldom prewash the fabric before sewing a quilt
I don't use spray starch
I put a white bedsheet on the floor when hand quilting
I have no pets to leave their hair on everything
I have washed quilts after they have been used and soiled
I dry them on the wash line on a clear sunny day, no wind
I haven't had any refused or returned for any reason
I must be alone in this world, I do things my way
I like the look of new fabric
Carol J.
I seldom prewash the fabric before sewing a quilt
I don't use spray starch
I put a white bedsheet on the floor when hand quilting
I have no pets to leave their hair on everything
I have washed quilts after they have been used and soiled
I dry them on the wash line on a clear sunny day, no wind
I haven't had any refused or returned for any reason
I must be alone in this world, I do things my way
I like the look of new fabric
Carol J.
05-20-2011, 05:30 AM
#39
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Birmingham, AL
Posts: 436
Originally Posted by ckcowl
YES YES YES!!!
i can not imagine not washing a quilt as the final step to completion...
besides there is nothing as wonderful as a brand new finished quilt coming out of the dryer!
i can not imagine not washing a quilt as the final step to completion...
besides there is nothing as wonderful as a brand new finished quilt coming out of the dryer!
05-20-2011, 05:36 AM
#40
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Dillard, GA
Posts: 179
I prewash my fabrics and then wash the quilt when finished. I want to know if it's going to fall apart, bleed, or whatever before I give it to someone.
I recently had a bad experience that my finished quilt bled after washing it even though I had prewashed everything. I did manage to get it back to normal but was scary.
Barb
I recently had a bad experience that my finished quilt bled after washing it even though I had prewashed everything. I did manage to get it back to normal but was scary.
Barb
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