Can I wash my quilt top?
06-13-2011, 03:55 PM
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I bought a quilt kit to make a child's quilt approximately 60" X 45". In the kit was a panel & various shapes & sizes of corresponding fabric. I made the mistake of NOT washing the fabric first!
Anyway, while piecing, I noticed there was a variation of the type of fabric included. Some pieces were of a lower quality with lesser thread count. I am afraid of what it will look like (shrinkage) if I machine quilt then wash afterward. Plus I am now putting fray check on all the seams due to much raveling!
Can I wash the quilt top on a hand wash setting in the washer in hot water with Retayne for 20 minutes or a warm water with the shout color catcher for less time? Would you help me on this before I really make a BIG boo boo?
Patti
Anyway, while piecing, I noticed there was a variation of the type of fabric included. Some pieces were of a lower quality with lesser thread count. I am afraid of what it will look like (shrinkage) if I machine quilt then wash afterward. Plus I am now putting fray check on all the seams due to much raveling!
Can I wash the quilt top on a hand wash setting in the washer in hot water with Retayne for 20 minutes or a warm water with the shout color catcher for less time? Would you help me on this before I really make a BIG boo boo?
Patti
06-13-2011, 04:00 PM
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STEP AWAY FROM THE MACHINE.
PUT THE QUILT DOWN.
Do not wash a quilt top before it's quilted.
It's not that it will all fall apart, but it will be a mess to iron again, as the seam allowances are all over the place, and frayed.
The fact that you think some fabrics might shrink at a different rate than others won't be solved. They'll shrink, but wouldn't be stabilized by anything.
Actually, you'll have more control over the shrinking if it's washed after it's quilted.
PUT THE QUILT DOWN.
Do not wash a quilt top before it's quilted.
It's not that it will all fall apart, but it will be a mess to iron again, as the seam allowances are all over the place, and frayed.
The fact that you think some fabrics might shrink at a different rate than others won't be solved. They'll shrink, but wouldn't be stabilized by anything.
Actually, you'll have more control over the shrinking if it's washed after it's quilted.
06-13-2011, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by MTS
STEP AWAY FROM THE MACHINE.
PUT THE QUILT DOWN.
Do not wash a quilt top before it's quilted.
It's not that it will all fall apart, but it will be a mess to iron again, as the seam allowances are all over the place, and frayed.
PUT THE QUILT DOWN.
Do not wash a quilt top before it's quilted.
It's not that it will all fall apart, but it will be a mess to iron again, as the seam allowances are all over the place, and frayed.
06-13-2011, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by virtualbernie
Originally Posted by MTS
STEP AWAY FROM THE MACHINE.
PUT THE QUILT DOWN.
Do not wash a quilt top before it's quilted.
It's not that it will all fall apart, but it will be a mess to iron again, as the seam allowances are all over the place, and frayed.
PUT THE QUILT DOWN.
Do not wash a quilt top before it's quilted.
It's not that it will all fall apart, but it will be a mess to iron again, as the seam allowances are all over the place, and frayed.
Retayne should be used prior to cutting.
06-13-2011, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by virtualbernie
Originally Posted by MTS
STEP AWAY FROM THE MACHINE.
PUT THE QUILT DOWN.
Do not wash a quilt top before it's quilted.
It's not that it will all fall apart, but it will be a mess to iron again, as the seam allowances are all over the place, and frayed.
PUT THE QUILT DOWN.
Do not wash a quilt top before it's quilted.
It's not that it will all fall apart, but it will be a mess to iron again, as the seam allowances are all over the place, and frayed.
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