Lakota Star Quilt (aka Lone Star Quilt)

Reply Subscribe

Page 9 of 9

« First

Thread Tools

02-19-2010, 12:36 PM

#81

nativetexan

Power Poster

Join Date: Feb 2009

Location: home again, after 27 yrs!

Posts: 19,388

rats. if it doesn't come out over time- you might think of tea dying it for a softer look. shame. i think it will continue to come out if not put in dryer.

02-19-2010, 12:41 PM

#82

rootyr

Super Member

Join Date: Nov 2009

Location: Selkirk, NY

Posts: 9,747

That is beautiful!

02-19-2010, 05:23 PM

#83

sewingladydi

Super Member

Join Date: Jan 2010

Location: Woodhaven, Michigan

Posts: 1,981

you did a great job choosing the colors-the center of the quilt almost seems to vibrate. nice work

03-27-2010, 06:40 PM

#84

NativeDesigns

Member

Join Date: Mar 2010

Posts: 4

Very nicely done. I'm sure he will treasure it

04-22-2011, 05:25 AM

#85

Weenween

Super Member

Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: Campton,Kentucky

Posts: 1,397

[quote=newestnana]Last night I finally finished my new grandson's Lakota Star Quilt (his mom is part Native American). I had machine-pieced and hand-quilted it. Washed it in very cold water, to remove the quilting lines I'd drawn...and the dye bled on the star points. Boooooo hooooooo :( I had prewashed and thought all the fabrics were safe. Thanks to this board, I learned that Synthrapol might get the bleed out, but I'm still pretty heartsick.[Awesome quilt love the colors great job.]

04-22-2011, 10:55 AM

#86

Teapots and Quilts

Senior Member

Join Date: Feb 2011

Location: Fort Wayne IN

Posts: 326

Quote:

Originally Posted by newestnana

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jaynie

I ALWAYS use a Dye Catcher sheet (looks like a dryer sheet) when I wash a completed quilt. (I also use them when I wash new clothes) JUST A WORD OF CAUTION: remove from wash as soon as the cycle is complete. I left a load washing once and went shopping, several hours later when I removed my brand new capri pants the DYE Catcher sheet had actually sucked tooo much dye from the pants where it was touching it and sat for hours.Won't do that again....remove immediately.

Good suggestion and warning. Thanks!

I had the same thing happen with a deep deep red bleeding into white. But the Color Catcher sheet worked like a dream. The brand that I used was Shout...just like the dryer sheet. Good Luck...let us know how it goes. Beautiful quilt though!