Pre-washing FQs
#43
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Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 40
You are right about that. Some of the Quilt stores are very generous with their cuts and others are skimpy! I got one FQ at a quilt show from a vendor that was very flawed in the design that I didn't see until I was ready to use it for a project. I had just put it away with all my purchases of FQ's, so it was too late to do anything about it. I finally used what I could by cutting around the flaws and put them in a charity quilt. Luckily it turned out pretty good. I now check them when I buy them. Lesson learned.
#45
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: South Western New York
Posts: 14
I didn't wash fabric for wall hangings other wise I did. Found out the hard way by using some fabric for a project,......... well you know what happened. I wash my FQ's & sm pieces of fabric inside a pillowcase that I close with safety pins. They don't get frayed as much or twisted around each other. Saves a lot of time not having to struggle to sort them out.
#46
It depends on the care instructions on the material. Some will say wash before use, I'll wash it. Some will say not preshrunk, I wash those. I rarely prewash the sheets I use that are 60% cotton and 40% polyester.
#48
Hello!
I am a rookie, but the first thing I do is wash everything.
My last job gave me a bad headache, because I bought a kit of fabrics do come from 2.50 square inches and were not washed. Upon completion of the project (a watercolor of 323 squares) and before the border, I had to wash it had "touched" a lot (for my lack of knowledge) and the darker fabrics lost their colors! I lost a job almost 3 weeks! You can "save" with a "trick" but it was a terrible experience!
I put the cloth in a transparent bucket with water, leave 15 minutes, rinse and hang up.
I love batik, I lose the reds, burgundy and blue .... and so far almost all have faded! We do not sell these special towels that I see on the web.
First was soaking in vinegar, but did not work.
Now I use warm water + salt and is working well even in the batik!
My bad experience leads me to wash almost everything!
Good luck to you!
A hug!
I am a rookie, but the first thing I do is wash everything.
My last job gave me a bad headache, because I bought a kit of fabrics do come from 2.50 square inches and were not washed. Upon completion of the project (a watercolor of 323 squares) and before the border, I had to wash it had "touched" a lot (for my lack of knowledge) and the darker fabrics lost their colors! I lost a job almost 3 weeks! You can "save" with a "trick" but it was a terrible experience!
I put the cloth in a transparent bucket with water, leave 15 minutes, rinse and hang up.
I love batik, I lose the reds, burgundy and blue .... and so far almost all have faded! We do not sell these special towels that I see on the web.
First was soaking in vinegar, but did not work.
Now I use warm water + salt and is working well even in the batik!
My bad experience leads me to wash almost everything!
Good luck to you!
A hug!
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