Don't Prewash Red Fabric???
#41
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: SanAntonio,TX
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This might be due to it shrinking when washed and ending up without enough material. I never buy FQs. I have never found them to be what they are cut out to be. One full 1/4 yd. from the bolt is cheaper than a FQ,. Pass the left over to someone or add to a scrappy quilt.
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#46
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Texas
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I was all reds and green; I found it is better to do that than take a chance on bleeding fabric. If it bleeds I do not use it at all; I take it back or find someone that does want it but with a warning-it bleeds.
#49
I never prewash, however with any fabric that I think may be a bleeder, I always use a dye catcher when I wash the finished project. If its a large piece, I will cut a small square and test it in hot water and soap. I took a class on fabric with Harriet Hargrave years ago and is what she recommended. I have not had a problem. One reason she recommended not washing is that the coatings the fabrics apply during manufacturing help to protect the fabric. If you are person who only buys enough to do one project at a time, that may not be an issue, but I am a bigger fabric collector than cutter!
For block swaps that want washed blocks sent, I assemble them, then wash as she recommended.
For block swaps that want washed blocks sent, I assemble them, then wash as she recommended.
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