When you give your quilting for a gift
#22
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I always wash & dry before I give a quilt.
1. My cats always find a way to claim anything that I am working on. They are sneaky! I rely on the dryer ta kill the dander.
2. Although I washed my fabric before I made the quilt I want ta know if anything will run.
3. I use glue for a lot of my seams instead of pins & some of it does get out of the seam allowances. I want ta wash all of the glue off.
4. I also want ta know if any seams come apart. I don't want someone else to think that they had ruined it.
When I give my quilts away I tell 'em not ta dry 'em so that they will last longer.
1. My cats always find a way to claim anything that I am working on. They are sneaky! I rely on the dryer ta kill the dander.
2. Although I washed my fabric before I made the quilt I want ta know if anything will run.
3. I use glue for a lot of my seams instead of pins & some of it does get out of the seam allowances. I want ta wash all of the glue off.
4. I also want ta know if any seams come apart. I don't want someone else to think that they had ruined it.
When I give my quilts away I tell 'em not ta dry 'em so that they will last longer.
#26
I always wash - to make sure everything is fine, no loose stitches, etc. also dry it - to make sure that the washing directions I give them are correct and won't destroy the quilt. Most of my friends are having grandchildren, so the quilts are going to get lots of use, I want to make sure they're going to stand up to it. Also I love the comfy look the quilts get when washed. And incidentally, I have two fur-bearing mousetraps who think it's their job to inspect whatever I'm working on, so there's cat hair and dander, too.
#27
I've only had one finish but I did wash and dried in the dryer so I could mimic how I'd expect it will be laundered in the future. Plus I have two cats - one of which is long haired and a shedder and who LOVES fabric. Plus the recipients hate cats and I'd hate for them to find any cat fur.
#29
Yes, for the same quality control reasons mentioned. And I always have a little trepidation when I do....Oh, the agony of pulling out a quilt that has somehow not withstood the harshness of the washing machine. So far so good, but you never know.
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