How do you wash your fat quarters?
03-10-2013, 04:20 PM
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I just finished washing twelve FQs. Not enough to fill a wash load. filled a bucket with hot water and just a bit of detergent. (I don't do anything to the FQs.)
Swished them around for a minute and drained the water and refilled a couple of times to rinse the soap.
I throw the water into the garden, not down the drain. That would be a waste. Every bit of water that can go back to ground, should.
Squeezed out most of the water and tossed into the dryer untill damp dry. I would usually hang them outside but was in a hurry to use the fabric.
When damp dry I spray them with home made starch and press them dry for immediate use.
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Swished them around for a minute and drained the water and refilled a couple of times to rinse the soap.
I throw the water into the garden, not down the drain. That would be a waste. Every bit of water that can go back to ground, should.
Squeezed out most of the water and tossed into the dryer untill damp dry. I would usually hang them outside but was in a hurry to use the fabric.
When damp dry I spray them with home made starch and press them dry for immediate use.
peace
Last edited by ube quilting; 03-10-2013 at 04:23 PM.
03-10-2013, 05:14 PM
#22
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I use this same process for jelly rolls. Put in sink with straight Hot water and 1 - 2 tsp of Retayne. Like colors together. Gently swish with wooden spoon. Let sit 20 minutes. Rinse until water is clear. Place in salad spinner and twirl until most of the excess water is spun out. Hang on clothes drying rack to dry. When nearly dry press. I find using the straight hot water gets the shrinking accomplished without resorting to clothes dryer.
03-11-2013, 04:37 AM
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depending on the # of fg's I put the in a laundry bag, the mesh one, or if at lot I just throw them in the washer.
Dosn't seem to ravel too much, ,take them out while the are still hot and place over a clothes rack.
Good luck.
Dosn't seem to ravel too much, ,take them out while the are still hot and place over a clothes rack.
Good luck.
03-11-2013, 02:20 PM
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I no longer pre wash my fat quarters; but when I did wash them, I serged both cut edges. You could zig zag the raw edges or cut them with pinking shears. Merivale's suggestions would work and would be faster.
03-11-2013, 02:22 PM
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I toss mine in the sink to rinse through. If they run, I hand-wash until they have run their course.
Then I wring them out and smooth them on a large towel which I roll up and squeeze any excess water into the towel. I either hang-dry or iron-dry the rest. It may sound like a lot of work but it doesn't seem so to me.
Then I wring them out and smooth them on a large towel which I roll up and squeeze any excess water into the towel. I either hang-dry or iron-dry the rest. It may sound like a lot of work but it doesn't seem so to me.
03-12-2013, 02:56 AM
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