Fix my Bleeding Quilt: Help from Vicki Welsh

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Debby Schnabel (Show 1512) had a bad experience with some commercial hand-dyed Perle Cotton thread running. It was on a series of quilts that featured embroidered writing. She was so upset about the dye running, she blogged about it and someone online led her to Vicki's tips.

Click here for Debby's website.

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Have you ever had your quilt bleed? Vicki Welsh at "Colorways by Vicki Welsh," has done extensive testing with different soaps, detergents, dryer sheets and more to provide you with valuable information regarding this particular problem. Click here to learn how to properly remove excess dye from a quilt.

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#10 Maureen 2016-10-21 10:13

I had pre-washed all of the fabrics I used and this happened to me. I will try this to get rid of the wicking that happened at the seams. Thanks for sharing this.

#9 debby 2016-10-21 09:50

I used regular Dawn when I washed my small quilts to remove the thread dye. It worked great. Also, I used to wash sheep fleeces in a lot of Dawn (sheep fleeces can be very greasy.) It just took a couple of rinses to remove all the Dawn.

#8 WILREY 2016-03-08 17:31

With respect to rinsing the Dawn out, I ran the quilt through a gentle cycle in the washer to remove it. This worked great.

#7 puffinquilter 2016-03-05 21:19

I will try the Fels Naptha route, but I wanted to let the author of this article know that Dawn apparently does not make Pure Essentials Hypoallergenic anymore, so now what?????
They make a Pure Essentials, but it is not marked hypoallergenic and has a scent

#6 Peta 2016-02-28 18:15

Pre-wash your fabrics and then you will know what's about to happen if you intend still using a fabric that bleeds. Don't want to do that. Cut off piece of each colour and wash them. You'll soon know if you're not going to be happy.

#5 epaburke 2016-02-27 07:13

Fels-Naptha soap, made for household use, removes dye stains from many fabrics, maybe all of them. If it doesn't come out the first time, try again. It won't harm bright colors, even if used repeatedly to remove stubborn indigo or other dye transfer stains.

#4 ccoolio 2016-02-24 19:48

Thank you so much for this article -- I KNOW it will be useful.

#3 cfreda 2016-02-24 12:49

Great information. Have it in print for future reference.

#2 Rubequilting@yahoo.c 2016-02-24 09:27

I had red bleed on white I went to the laundromat used a color graber. and it took it right out there's no sign of the red on the white any longer. I always use a color graber when I'm washing my quilts

#1 Mary Doerder 2016-02-24 08:24

Finish this process by telling how to rinse out that much Dawn.

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