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what is a color catcher and where do I get one?
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I always wash my fabrics before cutting them.
By the time the quilt is finished, it will have been handled a lot. And my cat "assists" me. I wash mine in a top loader (it's a decent sized one) washing machine on a SHORT gentle cycle with lots of water and a small amount of Shaklee detergent or Dreft. Sometimes I'll rinse it twice. Then dry on a gentle or permanent press cycle until BARELY dry. If it's a really large quilt, I'll take it to the laundromat where they have the BIG machines. But I make what I call "utility" quilts - I expect them to get used a lot. |
You find Color Catchers in the detergent section of the store, near where you find the dryer sheets and the pre-treats. They're great. I use them all the time for all my laundry.
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you can also get catchers at Joanns
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Thanks for the info. I just made a quilt that I will enter at the fair, and didn't know if I should wash it first.
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Originally Posted by Jim's Gem
I wash all my quilts before they go out the door. Unless they are a wall hanging. I throw them in my front loader and (gasp) I use a very small amount of Tide and some Downey. I figure that whoever I give the quilt to will wash it "normally" too. I toss them in my front loader dryer at a lower setting and when done I spread them across a chair to make they are fully dry before going to their new home. Most of the time I throw in a color catcher as well.
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