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Janstar 06-20-2010 07:29 PM

I found them at our Walmart. They are life savers!

sharon b 06-20-2010 07:29 PM

WOW I never use them ... maybe I should :oops:

hoppyfrog 06-21-2010 07:21 AM

I had two pieces of fabric that had been washed and dried before I realized the white had turned pink. I had never used color catchers before. Bought some and rewashed the fabric and lo and behold it caught all of the color and the white is white again. I'll never wash new fabric again without a color catcher in the washer.

pittsburgpam 06-21-2010 10:43 AM

Good to know that it works after washing and drying too. I have some fabric that I washed together, blues and yellows in a FQ set, and the yellows came out a little dingy. Going to try and wash them again.

ProudGranny5 06-21-2010 01:35 PM


Originally Posted by craftybear
here is a link that talks about them

http://www.shoutitout.com/preserve-colors.aspx

Thanks for the link craftybear :thumbup:
I have looked at WM & couldn't find them... now maybe I will be able to find them now that I know they are in a box! I was looking in the bleach area...didn't know.
Learn lots here... ty again

JEM65 06-21-2010 01:43 PM

I had never heard of these color catchers but they will now be on my next shopping list! Thanks for sharing Ladies!

katier825 06-21-2010 02:08 PM

Aren't they great!?! I use them every time I prewash the fabric, and then again when I wash the finished quilt. I've never used more than one though.

katei 06-21-2010 02:10 PM

I use them all the time - wouldn't be without them.

ann clare 06-21-2010 02:10 PM

They are great. I use them all the time.

pittsburgpam 06-21-2010 02:11 PM

I read on the box to use one or two sheets depending on whether it was new fabric, or a lot of it, or dark colors, etc.

It was 6 yards, I think, of new fabric so I used 2 of them.


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