Lyncat

I wouldn't use them.

wendiq

Synthrapol lifts the color from the item and Retayne sets it. I have both and have used them both, and I generally include washing instructions with gifted quilts....In most cases a cold wash and a cooler dry. Understand that very few people are going to line dry....most will use a dryer. I looked up both Synthrapol and Retayne and the computer to understand the difference......good luck with your squares. Once made, one hates to give them up

lots2do

Thanks, I'll look for that type of Purex.

zozee

Same here. Bleeders of every colors. If it's chronic, I throw them away. Too stressful to think that it might stop now temporarily but start again later. I can live with waste--short term loss, but disappointment and heartbreak are terrible for a long time.

quilting in my60s

Am I not understanding problem? Why not use color catchers. I buy my at Big Lots for a good price. I had a friend wash some white that had red bleed on it and she used color catcher (by Shout) and wash several times and red finally came out.

Prism99

This will not work for a bleeder fabric when the bleeding is caused by a fault in manufacturing which causes none of the dye to be permanently set. In this case, the bleeding will continue indefinitely. If this fabric is used in a quilt which is subsequently gifted to someone who does not use color catchers, they will think they have done something wrong when the bleeding dye tints the quilt.

On a different note, washing a quilt multiple times to remove unwanted dye bleeds is hard on a quilt. It is better to prevent the problem in the first place.

Edit: It's also important to note that color catchers are effective only with light bleeds. It's rare to encounter a heavy bleeder fabric these days, but it does happen. When you have a fabric that bleeds a *lot*, color catchers will not be enough to catch all of the dye bleed and the excess will settle into other fabrics.

sinceresissy

I love this answer.

junegerbracht

I would toss it - not worth my time to worry about it.

toverly

Toss, it's not worth ruining another quilt with bad fabric.

Jane Quilter

Thanks, folks.....out they go