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12-05-2010, 09:25 PM

CutNup

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didn't I look for information before I did it????? I just spent weeks making a paper pieced Hunter's Star quilt top (3rd quilt ever). Spent all day removing the paper and THEN I washed it!!! Yep, I don't know why I felt the need to, but it frayed to the point of being unusable! Bwaaah! All the information on this board and all I had to do was look!
Just needed to vent!

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12-05-2010, 09:29 PM

C.Cal Quilt Girl

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Ohhhhh No, that's a Super Bummer !!

12-05-2010, 09:30 PM

Quiltforme

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:( So sorry

12-05-2010, 09:57 PM

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I am so sorry!! (((HUGS)))

12-05-2010, 10:11 PM

cjomomma

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I'm really sorry to hear that. We live and we learn, unfortunately sometimes when we don't need the lesson.

12-05-2010, 10:22 PM

trif

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That really is sad, I'm so sorry! All your hard work, can nothing be saved?

12-05-2010, 10:34 PM

BETTY62

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OMG, how awful. What do you think caused the fabric to do that?

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12-05-2010, 10:46 PM

Prism99

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BETTY62

OMG, how awful. What do you think caused the fabric to do that?

It's generally not advisable to wash a pieced top before quilting. The only way it can be safely done is to first baste the top to a foundation fabric, and then hand wash.

12-06-2010, 04:07 AM

mollymct

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Yuck!! I hate that happened!!

12-06-2010, 04:27 AM

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sewTinker

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oh you poor thing... couldn't you just Cry? nonetheless, you now have a lot of experience under your belt - no washing machine can take That away. blessings...