jaciqltznok

I don't where you are finding unRED batiks, but I have some that are amazingly red, and they do not bleed!

I do know that when I dye my own, it is hard to get one that is not too orange or pink...you usually have to add a touch of black or brown or even blue to it to keep it TRUE red...

irishrose

I have quite a few reds. I broke my fabric moratorium Saturday for a gorgeous one with Chrysanthemums at JoAnn's. Pricey, but I used my 40% coupon.

TonnieLoree

Um, she posted that she already checked with A Thousand Bolts. ;-)

GramaLaura

Great place to find anything you need! :-D

janeknapp

I've used Synthrapol and Retayne on red batik and treated six times and still have bleeding. I have a bundle of red and white half yd cuts which are now red and pink. I always prewash all of my fabric, so I have no surprises later. My friend had to replace parts of the quilt she made for her sister after her sister washed it for the first time. (Always wash quilts in cool water with Orvus or Ivory dish soap for handwashing.)

Check these websites regarding bleeding (especially red):
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-5337-2.htm
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-94599-1.htm

Synthapol and Retayne - description and directions
http://www.prochemicalanddye.com/store/home.php?cat=323

Retayne: http://www.prochemical.com/direction...DF/Retayne.pdf

janeknapp

Info from an AQS quilt appraiser who spoke Monday at my guild meeting:
If you get blood on your quilt, use your own saliva to wet it. Then run under cold water. Make a gooey paste from a bar of fels naptha soap to wash out spot.

Washing the Quilt: A quilt should not be laundered unless absolutely needed. Washing a quilt every 6 months for 10 years will wear out the quilt.

janeknapp

Test spots of quilt for colorfastness using cold water. Wash bed quilt in clean bathtub. Place bedsheet in tub. Fill tub with lukewarm/cool water. Submerge quilt and soak for 10 minutes to open all the fibers in the batting. Agitate quilt with hands. Add Orvus quilt soap or Ivory dish soap (handwashing soap not dishwasher machine soap). Agitate quilt with hands. Push the quilt to the top of the bathtub to drain. Push out water by pressing against the side of the tub. Add water to tub and rinse until water comes clean. Push quilt to top of tub to drain. Lift the quilt out of the tub with the bedsheet. (Lifting without the sheet can break threads.)

janeknapp

In summer lay bedsheet outside on grass on a breezy 85 degree day. Put wet quilt right side down on sheet. Lay another sheet on top. Leave until mostly dry except for edges. finish drying in the house spread over a sofa/chair for 48 hours. Never agitate in washing machine. Don't put in dryer. You can let a quilt soak in the machine, add soap (Orvus or Ivory hand dish soap) and agitate by hand, spin out water, rinse, and spin out water. Just don't let it agitate. The judge said that spinning won't hurt the quilt.

janeknapp

The AQS quilt appraiser was Linda Honsberger. She is from Wisconsin. She gave two excellent programs (morning and evening meetings). I highly recommend her.

http://lindahonsberger.com/

mhansen6

Ebay has a lot of red batiks. Some really pretty ones.

Try this site: http://quiltshops.com/

You can search 200 quilt stores at once.