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Thank you Maurene I will look into it... i'm still working on my very first one...!

so happy it turned out for you now maybe I will get up the nerve to use my green thanks for the answer

Very pretty and I'm sure your friend is going to love it :thumbup:

I would use several dye catchers in the wash

I used red fabric I bought from walamart to as sashing, it really bleeds too. The quilt top is done so what do I do ? Do I stil just wash the top without the backing with color catechers or will the red possibly bleed onto the lighter fabric? Any suggestions would be so appreciated. Thanks,

I think I would be sure to use a color grabber

I put 3 Shout color catchers in the "undies" bag and put it in the washer and the catchers came out nice and dark pink but there was NO red color on the white squares of the quilt.

I just decided not to put some red flannel into a rag quilt I am making. Washed it in everything imaginable to set the color but it still kept bleeding. Decided that I didn't want to risk it being thrown in with something that might turn red/pink. First time I had a red fabric that wouldn't stop bleeding.

i have the same problem with a fabric from India. I have washed it twice and if you touch it, it will leave your hand bluish.

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Originally Posted by Prism99

I agree with washing it with Synthrapol and lots of color catchers. This combo should catch any remaining loose dye particles so they can't settle into other fabrics.

Next time wash a bleeder fabric like that in Retayne! Retayne permanently sets color. A few fabrics need 2 washings in Retayne. You never want to use Retayne on a finished quilt such as yours, though, as it will permanently set any unwanted bleeds into other fabrics. At this point your best choice is Synthrapol and *lots* of color catchers (I'd probably use an entire box!).

This was going to be my suggestion also. I ran into this problem with a blue hand dyed backing fabric and even after washing it 3 times using vinegar and color catcher sheets I finally got some Retayne which seemed to do the trick.

I would wash it on the largest load setting you have to allow a lot of water and agitation and use the above suggestion...loads of color catcher sheets...and even a large old white towel to maybe help absorb any stray pigment....

Let us know how things turned out, please. :thumbup: