Question on making quilts for shows/contests/etc.

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01-06-2014, 09:12 PM

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stillclock

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they can't have my unwashed quilts. they always need a thorough wash when i'm through finishing them.

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01-07-2014, 04:11 AM

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WTxRed

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Typically - i don't pre-wash unless it's a color that concerns me (blacks, reds). If I'm gifting a quilt, I wash it before it goes to the new owner. If I'm making a quilt that I think I want to show (sometimes I don't know I want to show it until I'm quilting it) , I don't wash it until after I'm finished showing/entering it unless it's going to a show that the public votes on.

01-07-2014, 05:45 AM

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lfletcher

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Quote:

Originally Posted by krafty14

I always wash my quilts after I quilt them. I like the scrunchy puffy look after it is washed. Would that look take away from the "precision" of the piecing, or the overall look of the quilt? I mean in the judges eyes.

I don't think it would matter. I usually wash my fabric before cutting and my finished quilts after quilting. I have won ribbons so it obviously didn't matter. My one exception is wall hangings. I generally do not wash the finished quilt because I like them to hang flat.