Quilt Laundering
#1
So I recently pulled out a quilt my Grandma made me in 1994 and put it on my bed but it has some stains on two spots!! It's all hand quilted so I'm a little scared to put it in the washing machine? As it's been in storage for the last 15 years or so I have no idea what the stains are and have no idea how it would have been washed previously.....any suggestions?
#2
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you will get lots of different recommendations for this-
me- i would pre-treat the stains- then toss it into the washer- with detergent- and wash it- probably with warm water (unless its bright-dark-then i'd use cold)
on a gentle cycle-
then i would take it out- check to make sure the stains came out- and toss it into the dryer-
that's how i wash all of my quilts- but that is me-
lots of people treat them as if they are gauze that will disintegrate with such treatment- my daughter's quilt from 1976 is still together- and has been washed probably thousands of times.
i would only be (more careful) if it were falling apart- which you did not say was an
me- i would pre-treat the stains- then toss it into the washer- with detergent- and wash it- probably with warm water (unless its bright-dark-then i'd use cold)
on a gentle cycle-
then i would take it out- check to make sure the stains came out- and toss it into the dryer-
that's how i wash all of my quilts- but that is me-
lots of people treat them as if they are gauze that will disintegrate with such treatment- my daughter's quilt from 1976 is still together- and has been washed probably thousands of times.
i would only be (more careful) if it were falling apart- which you did not say was an
#3
I would put it in the washer on gentle after treating the spots. In the summer I dry mine outside but in the dryer during winter with no problems. Every quilt I have made in 40 years of quilting have been put in the washer and dryer with no problems. The only ones I treat differently are the ones I have collected that are close to and over 100 years old and have fraying issues.
#6
I was told by a Quilt appriser to wash in cold gential cycle, for about 5 min. squeeze out water DO NOT spin, or wring, rinse the same way, do again if spots are still there, lay flat to dry use a product called quilt wash (only use 1/2 percribed amount) you can get at most LQS, my quilt is a circa 1940 hand pieced and quilted.
#8
Stitch you can soak it in oxyclean for days too. That should get the stains out. Then wash it on gentle in the washer. I have spun mine and they do ok on gentle. I guess you need to know your washer.
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