Originally Posted by Cheshirecatquilter
My son is getting married in September, and my best friend, so incredibly loving and generous, has offered to give them a gorgeous queen sized quilt she made from batiks. Unfortunately, she has told me she never bothers to prewash her fabrics. Looks like I will be presenting the happy couple with some Retayne or color catcher sheets and the advice to use them once it needs laundering. My question is: previous posts have advised 1 tsp Retayne per yard of fabric for pretreating. How much would be used for a queen sized quilt made with a thin all cotton batting?
Retayne is used prior to construction, Use sythropol once the project is completed. The instructions for Retayne and Sythropol are different so make sure to read.
Sythropol will keep any dye that is shed in the wash from bonding to the fabrics.