fabric running
03-19-2014, 11:59 AM
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I made a queen size quilt. I just washed it, using color catchers, one block ran through to the back side. Is there anyway of salvaging this. It was for a wedding present and we are leaving Tuesday for FL where the wedding is. I am just sick. Came home from the laundromat and just sobbed.
03-19-2014, 12:49 PM
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unfortunately it has already gone through the dryer. What is synthropol? I used color catchers, and have always had such good luck with them, but I only used one. Guess I should of used more. The washer I used was for a triple size load. The biggest one at the laundromat
03-19-2014, 02:27 PM
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Did it bleed into the adjacent blocks, or just onto the backing? If it didn't do anything on the front, I think that I would put the label over the bleed on the back, or maybe an applique?
Another comment about the color catcher. I don't know if I'm the only one this has ever happened to, but I am positive that a color catcher deposited dye onto my quilt. I washed it with one, and when I took the quilt out of the washer, the color catcher was stuck to the quilt and when I peeled it off, the quilt had picked up the color right where the cc was laying. since I had not dryed it yet, I washed it a couple more times in cold water and it came out.
Another comment about the color catcher. I don't know if I'm the only one this has ever happened to, but I am positive that a color catcher deposited dye onto my quilt. I washed it with one, and when I took the quilt out of the washer, the color catcher was stuck to the quilt and when I peeled it off, the quilt had picked up the color right where the cc was laying. since I had not dryed it yet, I washed it a couple more times in cold water and it came out.
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03-19-2014, 02:30 PM
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Ditto what she said.
Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
Did it bleed into the adjacent blocks, or just onto the backing. If it didn't do anything on the front, I think that I would put the label over the bleed on the back, or maybe an applique?
03-19-2014, 02:48 PM
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I have had good luck just rubbing a little synthropol onto just the area where the color bled. Dampen that area first and be sure to rinse that area thoroughly once you have gotten the color out.
03-19-2014, 03:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Lori S
Yes , rewash and use synthropol. Use lots and lots of water and the biggest machine at the laundromat.
03-19-2014, 04:01 PM
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don't think putting an applique would work. It is two lines about 16 in. long each. And yes it is just on the backside. Don't think I ever cried so much in my life as when I pulled it out of the dryer. Just wish I would of seen it before going in dryer
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