To wash a finished quilt or not
08-04-2018, 03:14 AM
#41
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Originally Posted by Homespun
I wash all my quilts to check for loose seams, to remove stray threads and remove dyes, and check for bleeding fabrics.
I have been donated lots of fabric so never know where it has been. No animals to worry about hair!
I have been donated lots of fabric so never know where it has been. No animals to worry about hair!
08-04-2018, 08:57 AM
#42
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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Everyone else has pretty much covered it, but for baby quilts I wash it in the harshest conditions possible because I want o know it is going to withstand anything the new parents throw at it before I give it away. Hot water and a hot dryer. (Even thought I tell them to wash it in cold.) That way I can fix anything that comes undone before they get it
I always use a colour catcher, too.
For anything I am thinking I might put in competition, I don't wash, as well as wall hangings.
Watson
I always use a colour catcher, too.
For anything I am thinking I might put in competition, I don't wash, as well as wall hangings.
Watson
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