Washing Quilts
#31
I pre-wash EVERYTHING-no exceptions. After a quilt is done, I wash it in my front load washer (very little water) on a "quick wash" in cold and put it in the dryer on regular heat by time - based on the size. This is for lap size and above. If you take it out right away, you shouldn't need to iron. Small wall hangings, same as above with a load of well-washed colors. Art quilts don't get washed.
#33
I prewash my fabrics in fabric fixataive detergent. I use Dharma Trading dye fixative for all my fabrics. After a quilt is finished, I don't need to wash it. Most of mine are wall hangings. If I do wash a quilt, I use "Quilt Soap" which is Sodium Laurel Sulfate only-no whiteners or brighteners. You can buy this product at a feed store. It's horse shampoo. Ortho makes a quilt soap. Same stuff, more expensive. Regular laundry detergent has whiteners and brighteners. They'll take the color out of your quilt fabrics.
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#35
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I use Woolite with cold water in the permanent press cycle. Give it an extra spin and toss it in the dryer. Now that is for MY own quilts.
Gifts - I usually toss in the dryer with a damp bath towel and a dryer sheet to get any threads and dust off and to freshen it up.
Gifts - I usually toss in the dryer with a damp bath towel and a dryer sheet to get any threads and dust off and to freshen it up.
#36
No pre-washing for me, throw a completed quilt in the wash with a color catcher and regular laundry detergent, run through one cold water wash cycle and a double rinse cycle. Toss in the dryer on medium heat until nice and dry. If there is any shrinkage it just adds to the crinkley old-fashioned look of the quilt, which is fine by me since I make all of my quilts to be used (the crinkley the better) Is crinkley a real word?? :-)
#37
Originally Posted by BeckiQuilts
Just did a heart breaking job. Had ordered six pieces of Bird Song GORGEOUS fabric. Our very sweet and helpful mail carrier had placed the shipping box FULL of fabric on a block near our garage, since it wouldn't fit my mail box. Had a huge storm, and didn't find it until the next morning. Every piece was totally soaked! I washed with color catchers, and just starched and ironed about 10/12 total yards of it. Two pieces still had running colors. So sad, but still can use most of it.
#38
Originally Posted by kraftykimberly
No pre-washing for me, throw a completed quilt in the wash with a color catcher and regular laundry detergent, run through one cold water wash cycle and a double rinse cycle. Toss in the dryer on medium heat until nice and dry. If there is any shrinkage it just adds to the crinkley old-fashioned look of the quilt, which is fine by me since I make all of my quilts to be used (the crinkley the better) Is crinkley a real word?? :-)
#40
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Illinois
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i wash mine in the washer with warm water and just a bit of gain laundry soap , put in the dryer for a bit , and if it is nice outside i will lay it in the sun to finish drying otherwise dry ti all the way in the dryer, i also pre wash my fabric before using ti
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