Washing a quilt after it is first finished
#41
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I do not prewash my fabric; I wash all of my quilts when they need it in my washing machine with a dye magnet and dry them in dryer -- have done this with king-size down. Quilts do not need special treatment, unless they are made of special materials: silk, etc.
#42
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Richbrote, your quilts are awesome!
QuiltingQueen, I didn't think to smell the Walmart fabric. Wish I had. Just an interesting point. I am glad you mentioned it. I have noticed the shrinkage.
Grammypatty7, (I like your user name!) I also feel my quilts are more inviting to snuggle after I wash and fabric softner them. I wash each new quilt from 3 to 5 times right away. (Vinegar soak each time.) If anything wiggles out of place I want to know it before it leaves home.
I think I might do it in part because I want to handle them and enjoy them some before they go away.
Penny Doty, thank-you so much for reminding me that some people are alergic to laundry detergent. I wash my quilts and afghans in the Walmart store brand detergent and fabric softner. I have never had anyone mention a reaction but maybe they wouldn't tell me if they had one. I have never once thought about it. Maybe they know to wash before using it if they know they are allergic? OOOOPs, my bad. I will have to think about this for awhile. UMMMMMMMM. Anyone know what detergent people are less alergic to? A whole new topic. Ummmmm.
QuiltingQueen, I didn't think to smell the Walmart fabric. Wish I had. Just an interesting point. I am glad you mentioned it. I have noticed the shrinkage.
Grammypatty7, (I like your user name!) I also feel my quilts are more inviting to snuggle after I wash and fabric softner them. I wash each new quilt from 3 to 5 times right away. (Vinegar soak each time.) If anything wiggles out of place I want to know it before it leaves home.
I think I might do it in part because I want to handle them and enjoy them some before they go away.
Penny Doty, thank-you so much for reminding me that some people are alergic to laundry detergent. I wash my quilts and afghans in the Walmart store brand detergent and fabric softner. I have never had anyone mention a reaction but maybe they wouldn't tell me if they had one. I have never once thought about it. Maybe they know to wash before using it if they know they are allergic? OOOOPs, my bad. I will have to think about this for awhile. UMMMMMMMM. Anyone know what detergent people are less alergic to? A whole new topic. Ummmmm.
#44
I wash most fabric before (especially if it's for a baby or small child). A good fluffing in the dryer is usually all I do when it is finished. We have to cats or dogs, thus no pet hair around, but general house dust is generally taken care of with the fluffing.
#45
Originally Posted by dsb38327
Richbrote, your quilts are awesome!
QuiltingQueen, I didn't think to smell the Walmart fabric. Wish I had. Just an interesting point. I am glad you mentioned it. I have noticed the shrinkage.
Grammypatty7, (I like your user name!) I also feel my quilts are more inviting to snuggle after I wash and fabric softner them. I wash each new quilt from 3 to 5 times right away. (Vinegar soak each time.) If anything wiggles out of place I want to know it before it leaves home.
I think I might do it in part because I want to handle them and enjoy them some before they go away.
Penny Doty, thank-you so much for reminding me that some people are alergic to laundry detergent. I wash my quilts and afghans in the Walmart store brand detergent and fabric softner. I have never had anyone mention a reaction but maybe they wouldn't tell me if they had one. I have never once thought about it. Maybe they know to wash before using it if they know they are allergic? OOOOPs, my bad. I will have to think about this for awhile. UMMMMMMMM. Anyone know what detergent people are less alergic to? A whole new topic. Ummmmm.
QuiltingQueen, I didn't think to smell the Walmart fabric. Wish I had. Just an interesting point. I am glad you mentioned it. I have noticed the shrinkage.
Grammypatty7, (I like your user name!) I also feel my quilts are more inviting to snuggle after I wash and fabric softner them. I wash each new quilt from 3 to 5 times right away. (Vinegar soak each time.) If anything wiggles out of place I want to know it before it leaves home.
I think I might do it in part because I want to handle them and enjoy them some before they go away.
Penny Doty, thank-you so much for reminding me that some people are alergic to laundry detergent. I wash my quilts and afghans in the Walmart store brand detergent and fabric softner. I have never had anyone mention a reaction but maybe they wouldn't tell me if they had one. I have never once thought about it. Maybe they know to wash before using it if they know they are allergic? OOOOPs, my bad. I will have to think about this for awhile. UMMMMMMMM. Anyone know what detergent people are less alergic to? A whole new topic. Ummmmm.
My user name is that I am Grammy, named Patty and have 7 grandchildren who call me Grammy so a practical user name there. Initially I signed in as Patty and saw there are a few other Patty's so decided to add the GrammyPatty7 to make me perhaps rememberable.
#48
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Some where in way out West Texas
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richbrote, I love both quilts, especially like the light house, my daughter collects anything with lighthouses, and I plan later to make her one with a light house, after many projects that are in the works now are finished. Beautiful work.
#49
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Location: Muscatine, Iowa by way of West Virginia, Washington State, and Montana
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Originally Posted by penski
Pat-- i wash mine because i not only get the markings off but while i work on the quilt i drag it here and drag it there to do some kind of work on it and also i want to make sure that it will hold up in the wash and that i didnt make a mistake somewhere on it that it might not , because when i give it to someone i dont want it to fall apart somewhere that i missed or sewed something wrong i would rather have that happen to me before i give it to them (knock on wood ) that hasnt happened to me yet !!
#50
I prewash all my fabrics then heavily starch and press before cutting. Once a quilt is finished I throw it in the wash on gentle (I have a front load machine) and dry on medium. I wash the finished quilt because of all the starch. It's not very cuddly when it's stiff as cardboard. :)
I recently finished a quilt that I used flannel as a backing on. This was my first and last time using flannel. I washed and dried the flannel twice before using it. It still bled through the quilt stitching on the top in some white areas. I was very disappointed. Maybe it was because it was red, or maybe low quality flannel (I bought it from fabric.com), but either way it left a bad taste in my mouth for flannel.
I recently finished a quilt that I used flannel as a backing on. This was my first and last time using flannel. I washed and dried the flannel twice before using it. It still bled through the quilt stitching on the top in some white areas. I was very disappointed. Maybe it was because it was red, or maybe low quality flannel (I bought it from fabric.com), but either way it left a bad taste in my mouth for flannel.
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