Mrs Finch

What do you do with bleeders? I tried a few methods but a few fabric kept leaking dye. I pieced this on my Singer 66 to keep him covered.

Jeanne S

I have only had one that kept bleeding after 3 washings---and I figured it wasn't worth the risk of ruining a quilt and threw it out!!!

AllyStitches

Mrs. Finch, my mom had a singer in that very same table. Your photo brought back some memories. <3

nanna-up-north

I know I would have to throw out a bleeder.

tate_elliott

I've read that blue Dawn dishwashing detergent, the unconcentrated kind, has a dye release agent in it. Wash it with a good squirt of that and see if it stops bleeding.

Tate

ManiacQuilter2

WOW Dawn is used for so many other things besides washing dishes. Thanks for the post.

Treasureit

I have used this and it works...Retayne.
http://www.amazon.com/Retayne-Color-.../dp/B001HZOZGW

Lori S

I use Retayne.. but I did try Dawn recently and had very good results. I would give the Dawn a go.. you have nothing to lose at this point.

Tartan

Cute cover. I save fabrics that are not quilt worthy for doing clothesline baskets.

HouseDragon

I prewash to get the chemicals out but I'm allergic to too many things to use strong chemicals like Retayne.

Nevertheless I made four lap-size quilts for the grandkids using strip sets without prewashing. Three of the quilts needed washing two or three times with dye catchers.

But! The fourth quilt needed to be washed TEN times before the last Colour Catcher was "white".

BTW, each time I washed, I threw that quilt's Colour Catchers in again adding a new one until the bleeding stopped. The catchers got darker and darker as they caught more dye. By the time I was satisfied the quilt had stopped bleeding, I had a whole range of dark to light catchers.

So don't give up if you love the fabric.