Which comes first? Washing the newly purchased fabric, or piecing
the quilt top?
For years I would pre-wash, after surging or straight stitching
(or zig-zag) the cut edges to keep down the raveled tangled mess washing would
cause. I wanted what would shrink, to shrink. I wanted to set the colors if
anything was inclined to bleed or stain other fabric.
Then came along all the pre-cut masses I wrote about
yesterday. There is no way on this God’s green earth anyone would pre-wash those
individually cut pieces! Can you imagine the tangled mess they would cause! Not
fun even thinking about it.
In my opinion, what’s good for the goose (pre-cuts) is good for the gander (yardage)!
In my opinion, what’s good for the goose (pre-cuts) is good for the gander (yardage)!
CRITICAL NOTE: When the quilt is totally quilted and binding and label applied, I will use a couple of products I’ve found amazingly worthwhile in
doing the trick of setting the colors in their proper place:
I always machine wash my finished quilts using a gentle
cycle with COLD water, and:
toss in a couple of Shout
“Color Catchers” –
So far, I’ve been blessed they have worked beautifully
keeping all the colors in their place, except on one occasion when Batiks were involved!
I recently saw on Pinterest, pinned from the 42 Quilts website, a little known fact concerning Dawn Ultra Dishwashing Soap!
She says a tablespoon worth in the washer also works as a fabric setting agent!
I haven’t yet tried it, but will soon!
Do you pre-wash?
Do you pre-wash?
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