Why does everyone wash their quilt as soon as the last stitch is completed?
#74
Everyone doesn't. The only quilts I have ever washed after completing them are the ones for Downey Quilts for Kids. They require it for pet dander, smoking, etc... I like the crisp, new feeling, also!
#75
Originally Posted by Pete
I keep reading that to dry the quilt you lay it out side on a sheet to dry flat. How do you keep the squirrels, birds, etc away?How do others dry them?
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Originally Posted by Holice
dust, oil from hands, pet hair etc etc etc
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Originally Posted by Ps 150
Originally Posted by GailG
Originally Posted by mizunogirl
I like to be sure, if I am giving it away that nothing shrinks strangely (even though I test stuff, sometimes it does) and that like the other person said, there isn't something that comes loose.
I do press them afterwards, but I have not made any really big things in years, mostly crib quilts....
I do press them afterwards, but I have not made any really big things in years, mostly crib quilts....
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