Why wash finished quilt right away?
02-11-2015, 05:25 AM
#31
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Im mission quilter. That is I only make a quilt when I'm on a mission. Lol. The last few were gifts completed only hours before gifting. So washing immediately after finishing was also just before gifting. Otherwise I'd wash anyway so it would be done and not hanging over my head. I'm a big gluer too.
02-11-2015, 05:59 AM
#32
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I have washed a quilt and had a seam come apart on me (only a couple of times over the years, but it does happen). Would rather have it happen at my house, than someone elses. Also I have worked on some quilts for months (things like life come up, you just never know), they will pick up dust or someone came into my studio and touched my quilt. Then I will find some kind of print or mark that needs to be removed. I feel better knowing I am giving something that is clean (I even wash things I'm giving to GoodWill).
02-11-2015, 06:26 AM
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02-11-2015, 07:44 AM
#34
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YES! When I gift a quilt, I want it to be used! If I let them know it's already been washed, they are more likely to get it dirty.
02-11-2015, 08:56 AM
#35
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I would just like to add that I also wash mine when finished because I want to know if I have done something wrong, such as I have found binding errors (binding did not catch all layers) that I had to redo, or seams that might not have been real secure. I want to find any problems first.
02-11-2015, 09:22 AM
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02-11-2015, 11:30 AM
#37
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If for no other reason, I don't consider a quilt finished until it is washed and dried. It will be ready to give away at any time. I won't have to scurry around to wash and dry when time to go. All my others are clean and I put them in no scent white trash bags.
02-11-2015, 05:46 PM
#40
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I make a lot of charity quilts for a children's home. I have 2 dogs and 2 cats. I wash the quilts them dry in the dryer and they go straight from the dryer into a plastic bag, Never to come out again in my home. Some child might be allergic to cats and or dogs.
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