I think I will have to go the Retayne route..thanks to all for your wonderful thoughts.

I don't have any problem; but do not wash any of my fabrics in hot water. Even years ago, I only washed whites in hot water; so I really don't understand why quilters wash all their fabrics in it. I bought the Gallery in Red quilt kit last year, and washed all the whites and reds together in the same load with a color catcher. They came out beautifully.
I am not trying to step on anyones toes here, I really don't understand the hot water thing.

Same here.

Why not cut 1"strip and wash it. Then you can be sure. I had a futon cover black on one side and white on the other. I put 2 color catchers into the machine together and one absorbed the black dye and the other the white. Does this make sense?

It's what makes the person happy and comfortable.


Also, some fabrics may be going in quilts for babies whose mothers are into washing everything for baby in hot water.

That was my suggestion too. I had that happen to an old indigo die piece of fabric and I didn't realize that the prewash was not enough until it turned my fingers blue when I sewed on the binding. You're lucky you caught it early.

I feel sad this is happening. You might be able to add salt also to your wash load. This helps to stop and also use the Retayne that helps to set colors, also you could do the really hot dryer, as heat does set colors.
Let us know please if any of these ideas work!

Gee, washing in HOT water??? I haven't had hot water hooked up to my washer in ... never! The only time I ever wash in warm water is at the laundromat, and thats been dogs years ago...

Just a note...when I washed it in cold it also bled.

PS - I've tried every temp.