Do you wash your quilts in hot water
#14
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Western Wisconsin
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I wash my quilts (for the first time only) in hot water because I use Synthrapol to ensure no dye bleeds settle into the fabric, and Synthrapol requires hot water to be totally effective. I do not prewash my fabrics, so I use hot water and Synthrapol in the largest front-loader at the local laundromat to ensure no unwanted bleeds. After that, it is cool water washes only.
#15
I wash all my laundry in cold water however I found that this did not work to get the glue out when I glue basted so now I wash the quilts in warm water. I have a high efficiency washer so use the setting that gives me extra water when I do a quilt. I have dried them both laying flat and in the dryer. It really depends on what the weather is outside which method I use.
#16
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Chula Vista CA
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I usually wash all my clothes in warm water, because it isn't that warm but fills faster than just cold water alone. Most people I know do the same. For drying, almost everything I dry on low. If it is a nice day, and I have time, will do a partial dry then hang it outside to finish.
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