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06-08-2012, 10:59 AM
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Hot pink is one of those colors I don't trust - actually - I don't trust ANY color -
Hope you get it out.
I will spare you the "you should have washed/rinsed it until the water is clear before using it" speech -
Hope you get it out.
I will spare you the "you should have washed/rinsed it until the water is clear before using it" speech -
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06-08-2012, 11:20 AM
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So sorry this happened. It's a lovely quilt. I am crossing my fingers that one of the suggestions works for you! I agree with posters - don't dry while your working on it. I have had stains on clothes that I was told I would never be able to get out - but with multiple treatments/washings (and NO dryer) - it has often times worked out well.
06-08-2012, 11:31 AM
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06-08-2012, 11:32 AM
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So sorry this happened to you. Even though it's a hassle every time I hear a story like this I am more convinced than ever I should prewash everything. Do I? In the process of whipping up a quick baby quilt that I did not pre- wash. Do good intentions count?
06-08-2012, 11:33 AM
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Ha! As a novice quilter I needed to hear this! Next time!!! NOW, how do I treat this quilt in the future? Do I ever wash it again???
06-08-2012, 11:50 AM
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Did you dry the quilt in the dryer? If so, the damage is most likely done. Hoping you didn't: Don't use bleach because then you'll have permanent bleached stripes where you now have pink. I'd try Oxyclean - it comes in a spray bottle. After that is washed out, I would wash it in Synthrapol. Good luck.
I always prewash flannel because it has a tendency to shrink.
Oops, didn't realize that you had already started the bleaching.
I always prewash flannel because it has a tendency to shrink.
Oops, didn't realize that you had already started the bleaching.
06-08-2012, 11:55 AM
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I would try the others before I used the bleach. Even if you had previously dried it try washing a couple more times with the color catchers and oxyclean. My mom had a red & white print - well after she washed and dried it red & pink. I think we washed about 5 more times and it finally came out red & white
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