Help! Red bleed in my Quilt of Valor
10-11-2018, 03:32 PM
#11
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That is one awesome quilt!
This has happened to me and I have been in your exact shoes. I came here for help and I was told about the Dawn trick. There's a link above.
If you're still bothered by the pink, try the Dawn thing. It worked magic for me!
Good luck!
This has happened to me and I have been in your exact shoes. I came here for help and I was told about the Dawn trick. There's a link above.
If you're still bothered by the pink, try the Dawn thing. It worked magic for me!
Good luck!
10-11-2018, 04:51 PM
#12
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I have only had a dark pink fade on some lighter pink. I always wash my quilt fabric with color catchers usually 3 or 4. I use them until they come apart. I was finished quilts the same way.
I only was anything and everything using coldwater Tide. This works for me.
I only was anything and everything using coldwater Tide. This works for me.
10-11-2018, 07:49 PM
#13
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Location: Florida
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I ALWAYS test the fabric before I start cutting pieces for quilt blocks. Fabric bleeding can happen with almost any color fabric. If the fabric bleeds on the test, I use Ritz Laundry Treatment and treat the fabric in accordance with the instructions. I have never had a fabric bleed after treatment with this stuff -- it is a dye-setting product that is used for hand-painted fabrics or non-commercially dyed fabrics. I have no financial interest whatsoever in the company producing this product -- it's just that I've tried it and it works. It WON'T, however, remove dye that has bled onto adjacent pieces of the quilt block. The important thing is TREAT the bleed BEFORE you cut.
10-11-2018, 07:59 PM
#14
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Synthrapol and Dawn will remove dye bleeds. It is because the bleeds are not chemically set. (Dryer heat is insufficient to set dye bleeds; however, dryer heat *is* enough to set food stains!) Basically what they do is lift the loose dye particles from the fabric and keep them suspended in water to be rinsed away. Bleeds are loose dye particles.
Soaking is the best way to give them plenty of time to lift all the loose dye.
Soaking is the best way to give them plenty of time to lift all the loose dye.
10-12-2018, 06:21 AM
#15
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Location: Illinois
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Instead of your washer, I use synthrapol in my bathtub (basically because I have a front loader) because of the amount of water. I press the quilt up against the side of the tub to remove the bulk of water and then roll into a garbage sack to take to the dryer. Don't try and pick up the quilt when wet or your stitches may pop from the weight. Works for me.
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