CDimiceli

Hi,

I have an opportunity to hang a quilt in a local shop (hopefully to sell) and want to know whether or not to wash it before taking it to the shop?

If it's going to hang, it will still be "stiff" if it's not washed.

Appreciate your feedback.

Tartan

If it is going to be displayed I wouldn't. If you didn't pre-wash all the fabric I would wash scraps of all the fabrics I used and place them on a white paper towel to dry to see if there are any bleeders. If you have a bleeder, then I would wash the quilt with Synthrapol and color catchers. I would then block it to dry if everything looked good.

Peckish

I would wash it. My concern would be: after washing, the quilt will likely shrink a little and get soft and crinkly, and a non-quilty buyer might see this as a flaw and return it. So in my opinion, it's best to present it as it should look for the rest of its life.

DebraK

I have to agree. If you were just selling the pattern, unwashed would be okay.

Lisa_wanna_b_quilter

I agree. If the quilt is actually for sale, I'd wash it. Better to catch a problem before it is sold.

greensleeves

You are going to get both views here as you have already seen. My thoughts are that some people think they are buying a "used" product if it is washed. Ask your quilt shop which they think is best for their customer base.

Nammie to 7

I would wash also - good luck with selling your quilt!

nana2madmax

Other than art quilts, I wash every quilt when finished, even the samples I made for the local quilt shop. I believe that a potential buyer would be more attracted to its cozy softness.

CDimiceli

I did not wash the fabric before piecing etc so.... better test wash fabric rem. to see and go from there. Thank you all for your feedback.

carslo

My thoughts exactly!