New quilt for a gift--to wash or not to wash?
#11
I don't pre-wash my fabrics because they are already starched or pretreated in that way and I think it makes the fabrics easier to work with and with less time in ironing. I do wash each quilt as soon as I finish the quilting and binding. I always throw a Shout Color Catcher in with the quilt to soak up any bleeding from the fabrics. Works fine for me.
#12
I always wash a quilt as soon as the last stitch of binding is finished, even though I pre-wash all the fabric. I use starch while sewing, and I want to get that out. I also want to see what it looks like after washing. I think washing usually enhances the quilt's appearance. And like Scissor Queen said, I want the recipient to receive the quilt in its "finished and final" state.
Edited to say - but that's what I do. If you don't want to wash your quilt, don't wash it. Explain to the recipient that it will change somewhat in appearance when it is washed, but that is all right.
Edited to say - but that's what I do. If you don't want to wash your quilt, don't wash it. Explain to the recipient that it will change somewhat in appearance when it is washed, but that is all right.
#14
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Am I the only person in the world that dry cleans a really good quilt? My bedspreads and comforters that I've bought all come with instructions that say to dry clean only, so I have always thought you needed to dryclean the best queen and king size quilts. I would rather send them to the cleaners than use a laundrymat washer on them, and they are too large for my home washer.I wouldn't put anything nice in a laundrymat dryer, and there is no place to let a quilt dry at home that my dogs wouldn't find it.
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I would was h it before giving it Just in case there is a glitch or something somewhere-When I mad my great neice's going off to college quilt I was glad I did because it was quilt as you go and there were a couple of spots that needed mended before she got it. Good Luck
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Am I the only person in the world that dry cleans a really good quilt? My bedspreads and comforters that I've bought all come with instructions that say to dry clean only, so I have always thought you needed to dryclean the best queen and king size quilts. I would rather send them to the cleaners than use a laundrymat washer on them, and they are too large for my home washer.I wouldn't put anything nice in a laundrymat dryer, and there is no place to let a quilt dry at home that my dogs wouldn't find it.
#20
I usually don't wash anything until it is finished, but recently had my first colour run so I guess it will remain a dilemma with me.
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