Do you wash your quilt when finished?
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Recently posted a make your own spray starch topic. This has lead to another question!
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Do you wash your quilts after finishing them - as in finsished the binding ready for use now)? I do. Having the starch dust etc from working nthe quilt, washing seems to refresh it.
I also wash by SOAKING for 10 minutes in warm sudsy water, draining the wash water, then on rinse to soak for another 10 minutes. do the rinse/soak twice. Put in dryer until just about totally dry. So far it has worked very well. I started quilting in 1965 - so that is a long track record for washing quilts :lol:
Julie
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Do you wash your quilts after finishing them - as in finsished the binding ready for use now)? I do. Having the starch dust etc from working nthe quilt, washing seems to refresh it.
I also wash by SOAKING for 10 minutes in warm sudsy water, draining the wash water, then on rinse to soak for another 10 minutes. do the rinse/soak twice. Put in dryer until just about totally dry. So far it has worked very well. I started quilting in 1965 - so that is a long track record for washing quilts :lol:
Julie
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they get washed before they leave the house..a little bit of perfume free detergent,luke warm water..
in the dryer for about 15 minutes, then i bring it out and hang it up.
i use color catchers in the wash,because i do not prewash my fabrics.
in the dryer for about 15 minutes, then i bring it out and hang it up.
i use color catchers in the wash,because i do not prewash my fabrics.
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Originally Posted by JulieTN
Recently posted a make your own spray starch topic. This has lead to another question!
:shock:
Do you wash your quilts after finishing them - as in finsished the binding ready for use now)? I do. Having the starch dust etc from working nthe quilt, washing seems to refresh it.
I also wash by SOAKING for 10 minutes in warm sudsy water, draining the wash water, then on rinse to soak for another 10 minutes. do the rinse/soak twice. Put in dryer until just about totally dry. So far it has worked very well. I started quilting in 1965 - so that is a long track record for washing quilts :lol:
Julie
:shock:
Do you wash your quilts after finishing them - as in finsished the binding ready for use now)? I do. Having the starch dust etc from working nthe quilt, washing seems to refresh it.
I also wash by SOAKING for 10 minutes in warm sudsy water, draining the wash water, then on rinse to soak for another 10 minutes. do the rinse/soak twice. Put in dryer until just about totally dry. So far it has worked very well. I started quilting in 1965 - so that is a long track record for washing quilts :lol:
Julie
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Originally Posted by JulieTN
I used to pre-wash, but over the past few years - no I do not.
Do you pre-wash before appliquing?
:-) Julie
Do you pre-wash before appliquing?
:-) Julie
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I do not pre-wash, but I do wash my finished quilts. I wash them in hot water, with detergent, Retayne to lock the dyes and a Color Catcher to keep fugitive dyes from staining. Then I put in the dryer. I want to completely shrink them before their final destination! Never had a problem.
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