Washing a quilt before giving it away?
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I never wash. I did wash a quilt top after a flood where some mold got on the corners. I ended up bleaching the corners, and the color came out of the background fabric. So I ended up making some appliques to cover up the bleached corners.
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I ALWAYS wash a quilt before it goes out the door- if anything Is going to happen to it I want to know first- I don't want to cause a recipient un-due stress because they washed it & something happened.
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If I prewash my fabric and keep the cats out of the sewing room (we have new curious cats who don't understand boundaries too well) then I will toss the finished quilt in the dryer with a large damp towel. The towel picks up all the lose threads and helps refresh the quilt.
If I don't prewash the fabric, I wash the quilt.
Since I check my seams along the way, I am not worried about seams coming undone.
If I don't prewash the fabric, I wash the quilt.
Since I check my seams along the way, I am not worried about seams coming undone.
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