Who says there's no reason to pre-wash?
05-12-2011, 09:05 AM
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I understand that prewashing the fabric protects the quilter, but it doesn't matter for the baby, as long as the quilt is washed before the baby gets it.
Originally Posted by patcummings
Pre-rinsing fabric protects YOU the quiltmaker who will spend a lot of time piecing, appliquéing and hand or machine quilting before the quilt is finished. Pat
Originally Posted by Mattee
ditto.
I never prewash fabric for a baby quilt, but I always wash the quilt.
If you wash the quilt you don't need to pre-wash the fabric.
I never prewash fabric for a baby quilt, but I always wash the quilt.
Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
Originally Posted by patcummings
My messages seem to keep disappearing for some reason. My answer to the question: "Should we give babies unwashed quilts" is "No." Fabrics used in baby quilts should be rinsed in the washing machine in hot water before use. This dissolves any potential formaldehyde that is used as a finishing agent in *some* fabrics by manufacturers. Patricia Lynne Grace Cummings
05-12-2011, 09:39 AM
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Watch out for batiks if you're putting them into something that will have to be washed. They leak dye like crazy, and I always run them through the washer and dryer a couple of times and then check a (roughly) 6-inch square by hand in my bathroom sink. My sewing student recently made a small quilt out of 5-inch batik squares and I made sure we prewashed every one until the water ran clear. I would only use unwashed batiks in something that I knew would never need to be washed.
05-12-2011, 09:59 AM
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I wash all my new fabrics before they go in to a quilt or garment. I have allergies and asthma, most of the fabric from the stores reeks of perfume and whatever chemicals were used to process the fabrics.
05-12-2011, 10:10 AM
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I always prewash, mostly because I don't want to risk colors running, even if most of my fabrics are LQS quality. However, after drooling over some lovely OBW quilts I may have to grit my teeth and go for it!
05-12-2011, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Brynn
I always prewash, mostly because I don't want to risk colors running, even if most of my fabrics are LQS quality. However, after drooling over some lovely OBW quilts I may have to grit my teeth and go for it!
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