Ramona Byrd

I think ironing would probably get any shrimp out as well! LOL!

(Shrimp are the seafood we eat -- like very small lobsters)
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Or very large Crawdads!


Okay, not a quilting comment, but I was born and
raised way back in West Virginia. And everyone there
quilted for warmth in the cold winters.

Twisted Quilter

Thanks for the suggestion of using a salad spinner for the small pieces, and using Shout dryer sheets to prevent bleeding. Tomorrow I'm washing red, I'll let you know how it turns out.

Thanks again everyone. :thumbup:

auntiehenno

Twisted Quilter = oh, my heart be still. :)

smitty

I think what she was referring to are the clothes Dye Catchers that
you put in the washer to catch dyes instead of them going into
your good fabric or clothes.

maxi

Be sure to post the finished project or projects you will make from it all.
And call it your resource center not a stash. How wonderful that find was!!!

Annz

Suffer now. Wash them all now and iron them and be free in the furute when the creative quilt artist is ready.

domaema

Wow!!!! What a stash of fabrics. It is all so pretty. Lucky you. Have fun with it.

kwiltkrazy

I predict you will solve your newbie status really soon. You sure have the fabric for it. Have a lot of fun with your treasures.

The Quilt Gypsy

You Rock! Congrats on an awesome find!

dmackey

If you want to wash the strips first, then take some thin fabric you won't be using and make a fitted bag to put the strips in, sew it shut and throw in the wash. I would just take some fabric, put a bunch of strips on it, fold it over and sew a seam tightly around the strips. The strips will stay flat and not fray this way.

Diane