Why does everyone wash their quilt as soon as the last stitch is completed?
06-19-2011, 02:51 PM
#15
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Originally Posted by ontheriver
I do for several reasons.
1. I want to make sure the person I gift to gets a clean quilt.
2. I want to make sure no seams come apart or that there are no other problems.
3. i like that crinkly look in my quilts.
1. I want to make sure the person I gift to gets a clean quilt.
2. I want to make sure no seams come apart or that there are no other problems.
3. i like that crinkly look in my quilts.
06-19-2011, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by ontheriver
I do for several reasons.
1. I want to make sure the person I gift to gets a clean quilt.
2. I want to make sure no seams come apart or that there are no other problems.
3. i like that crinkly look in my quilts.
1. I want to make sure the person I gift to gets a clean quilt.
2. I want to make sure no seams come apart or that there are no other problems.
3. i like that crinkly look in my quilts.
06-19-2011, 03:07 PM
#17
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Originally Posted by cmagee84
I love the feeling of new! New anything, so I hesitate to wash my quilts. I think I am afraid they won't look as good once they are washed. I know that sounds weird. I have one that is going to a friend and I keep trying to make myself wash it, but no luck so far!
06-19-2011, 03:11 PM
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I wash for all the same reasons. And most of the time I am happy with the results. I did learn a lesson on one quilt I made for my daughter. I didn't prewash the fabric as it was the good stuff, and I like that new look. I worked for days on the quilting part. I did little leaves with veins and then curly vines. I found out after the washing that I really need to loosen up on my quilting. Before the wash I could see the leaves and everything looked great. After the wash, the leaves I worked so hard on disappeared into the crinkly. Not all happy about that. My daughter loved the quilt anyway, at least I think she did. But all that work was wasted after I washed the quilt. Of course I guess it was better that I did it and not that my daughter thought she ruined her quilt after she washed it.
06-19-2011, 03:17 PM
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I have several quilts that have never been washed. When they get dirty then I'll wash them. If the quilt is a gift I wash it to see if there is any problems with it being washed. One time I had a seam come lose in the wash and I wouldn't have know about it if I gave it away unwashed.
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