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Re: I washed my red and white christmas quilt 07 Feb 2012 09:52 #75744

PittsburgPam OFFLINE Posts: 14	I saw someone post somewhere that she has some red fabric and has washed it 8 times and it's still bleeding. I believe that Retayne is used for that to set the dye but I've never used it. I don't believe it should be used on a finished quilt because it will set any bleeding. Synthropol works with a finished quilt because it captures dye in the water so that it doesn't settle back on the fabric.
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Re: I washed my red and white christmas quilt 07 Feb 2012 09:45 #75743

NancyinSTL OFFLINE Posts: 729 Thank you received: 34	Warning! Prewashing does not necessarily ensure that the fabrics will not bleed. I recently made some placemats using red Robert Kaufman's "Quilter's Linen" and white Kona Cotton. I love the texture of the Quilter's Linen, but it continues to bleed with every wash. Thank goodness for color Catchers. Also, I have a vintage blue cotton foulard fabric that continues to bleed with every wash.
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Re: I washed my red and white christmas quilt 07 Feb 2012 01:16 #75729

Reetzbobeetz OFFLINE Posts: 4193 Thank you received: 209	Here, here, for colour catchers and synthrapol. The quilters best friend when you have forgotten to prewash your fabrics.
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Re: I washed my red and white christmas quilt 06 Feb 2012 17:03 #75714

PittsburgPam OFFLINE Posts: 14	Color catchers are great!! The basket quilt I made for my daughter has a backing of the bright red with bright white apples. I put 3 color catchers in with the backing, they came out very pink but the apples were still bright white.
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Re: I washed my red and white christmas quilt 01 Jun 2011 20:57 #65528

Margo OFFLINE Posts: 6522 Thank you received: 129	Lynn, I hope you mean that the color catcher was red/pink, and not the quilt!!! :shock:
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Re: I washed my red and white christmas quilt 01 Jun 2011 20:49 #65526

QuilterLynn OFFLINE Posts: 1422 Thank you received: 4	Good to know it worked. I always use the color catchers (thanks for the coupon Margo!) as I don't pre-wash my fabrics as they become such a mess! I washed my newly finished Round Robin today. IT WAS A RED COLOR CATCHER when the quilt was done. Washed a 2nd time and was a light pink one!
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Re: I washed my red and white christmas quilt 30 May 2011 15:02 #65430

irgar OFFLINE Posts: 2	"Teddy Bear House Quilt "finished and washed using Colour catchers I am so grateful for the advice on this page. Colour Catchers sit beside my washing machine permanently now! Thank you again
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Re: I washed my red and white christmas quilt 15 Mar 2011 17:41 #60241

cjbeg OFFLINE Posts: 704	I made a red and white quilt, pre-washed fabric with Rytane and when I washed the quilt with 3 color catchers they came out pink but the quilt was fine. So always use color catchers.
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Re: I washed my red and white christmas quilt 15 Mar 2011 15:53 #60231

irgar OFFLINE Posts: 2	I have almost finished a Teddy Bear House Quilt for my brand new grandson Panic set in when I realised it has lots of red in it and wondered how I would wash it without the red ruining the Quilt so am very grateful for all the information found here. Thank you.
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Re: I washed my red and white christmas quilt 06 Jan 2011 19:28 #52860

LauraBC OFFLINE Posts: 99	I'm with you Eileen. After that experience I'm washing everything first!
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Re: I washed my red and white christmas quilt 06 Jan 2011 10:51 #52825

eileenkny OFFLINE Posts: 1958 Thank you received: 124	PDQuilt wrote: Very glad to hear that you fixed the bleeding problem on your quilt. See, no need to prewash after all! I'd rather err on the side of caution and prewash anyway. Why take a chance? :shock:
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Re: I washed my red and white christmas quilt 06 Jan 2011 08:45 #52821

RGold OFFLINE Posts: 693 Thank you received: 22	Great news! Thanks for letting us know, Laura!
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Re: I washed my red and white christmas quilt 05 Jan 2011 23:03 #52808

kathyst2 OFFLINE Posts: 873 Thank you received: 84	Yay for you, Laura. I was hoping that you were able to get that red out. It's awful when fabrics bleed in your finished quilt. Kathy
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Re: I washed my red and white christmas quilt 05 Jan 2011 22:36 #52804

PDQuilt OFFLINE Posts: 514 Thank you received: 2	Very glad to hear that you fixed the bleeding problem on your quilt. See, no need to prewash after all!
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