[quote=Stummel]Wow, I just came on here to ask the exact same question! What a wealth of information!
I remember pre-washing years ago fro my first quilt (included burgundy and dark green batiks), but when I recently finished the quilt and tried to remove a small stain it still bled.
How exactly does one use vinegar - you soak it on lukewarm water with vinegar (how much vinegar to how much water?), and then wash it with detergent or just water?
I have a bunch of jelly rolls and pre-cut fabrics in blues and yellows for my next quilt, and can't imagine how I would pre-wash all the pieces :(
anything a yard or less you can do in the kitchen sink... i used about 1 cup of vinegar to a sink full of lukewarm water. and if you've got several pieces to do, i just do them in turns. i guess if you had a laundry sink you could do a 2-3 yard piece.
i do the large cuts in the bathtub. how much vinegar depends on how much water. i guess, and if i have a lot of large pieces, i have been know to dump the whole gallon in the tub and fill it up... course the house stinks when i do that, but everyone gets over that eventually..