It could definitely be faded. Weird, huh?

OOPS! :mrgreen:

that's cheese breath:wink:

In my closet, I have wood shelves without paint/etc. I should cover them with something to protect the fabric?? Good to know, glad I read this thread

How about if you use it in the middle of a layered raggedy quilt?

I have an old quilt that did that as well (it's actually hanging on my chair behind me right now). I did everything I could do to it to get the stains out, but while they lightened a bit, they definitely remained. As it is a white quilt, they're very noticeable.

As far as I can tell, they're just age/fold lines. As long as the rest of the fabric, when used in a quilt, is not sitting folded forever, should be fine. I really don't understand WHY these things happen, I only recognize the circumstances in which they happen - in this case sitting, folded, for a long period, will often result in yellowing/discoloration on the fold lines.

Did you have it sitting directly on a wood shelf. Over time it may have picked up the stain of the wood.

I didn't have it - my dad gave it to me hoping I could preserve it from gaining any other stains. So now it's getting used, and appreciated, because it's absolutely beautiful even though it's stained.

The same thing happened to a piece of my fabric that was pink. It turned yellow and I pre soaked it in Spray-n-wash and it did not come out. I will just cut around it. Mine was stored on wooden shelves and no other piece is like that. Not even my white fabric. I am thinking it is some sort of chemical reaction to fabric. Barnbum was your fabric washed before it was put on your shelf? Mine was not pre-washed. :-(

Yes--all mine is washed first. It's been in several places through the years, but the longest on that shelf. All wood is covered before fabric goes on. Even my wooden ladders have fabric draped over the rungs before fabric is hung. That pieces was in the middle of a stack--it never touched the wood. I guess some fabric does indeed have a shelf life. Bummer.