Quilt for Mum
10-26-2010, 08:55 AM
#82
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Oh how I wish I had reread my words before I sent them!
I meant that I could NOT see any blotches from the teal backing :oops: Maybe you can see it in real life, but in the pictures, the quilt looks perfect.
Because of your problem, I have just ordered some Retayne from Amazon! I always prewash and have been using 'color catchers' but now I think I'll just go the extra step and use Retayne. There's so much work that we do when we quilt, it's awful to think of all our hours of hard work being ruined by bleeding fabric.
I meant that I could NOT see any blotches from the teal backing :oops: Maybe you can see it in real life, but in the pictures, the quilt looks perfect.
Because of your problem, I have just ordered some Retayne from Amazon! I always prewash and have been using 'color catchers' but now I think I'll just go the extra step and use Retayne. There's so much work that we do when we quilt, it's awful to think of all our hours of hard work being ruined by bleeding fabric.
10-26-2010, 09:41 AM
#88
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Originally Posted by KiwiQuilter
I've just finished my first quilt for Mum. Not my first quilt ever, just the first one for her.
It's around 60" square, hand & machine pieced, and hand quilted. Over 1,200 hours has gone into the making of this quilt.
The last hurdle - washing it - was probably the most traumatic time as the teal colored backing fabric leached into the cream fabric on the front (yes I did pre-wash). Very stressful.
Hope you enjoy.
It's around 60" square, hand & machine pieced, and hand quilted. Over 1,200 hours has gone into the making of this quilt.
The last hurdle - washing it - was probably the most traumatic time as the teal colored backing fabric leached into the cream fabric on the front (yes I did pre-wash). Very stressful.
Hope you enjoy.
:-D
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