Recently posted a make your own spray starch topic. This has lead to another question!
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Do you wash your quilts after finishing them - as in finsished the binding ready for use now)? I do. Having the starch dust etc from working nthe quilt, washing seems to refresh it.

I also wash by SOAKING for 10 minutes in warm sudsy water, draining the wash water, then on rinse to soak for another 10 minutes. do the rinse/soak twice. Put in dryer until just about totally dry. So far it has worked very well. I started quilting in 1965 - so that is a long track record for washing quilts :lol:

Julie

Yes, I wash all of them when done. In the washer on gentle, then in the dryer till dry. I don't believe in prewashing fabric, so I may use a color catcher. (ok, I used some once). No problems in 17 years.

they get washed before they leave the house..a little bit of perfume free detergent,luke warm water..
in the dryer for about 15 minutes, then i bring it out and hang it up.
i use color catchers in the wash,because i do not prewash my fabrics.

Julie, do you prewash fabic when you applique?

Yup, always. They get quite lot of handling and trailing around, so I always wash. Fresh air until just damp, then finish in the dryer.

I don't prewash my fabrics, but I do press them.

I wash after finishing. It gets the fur baby hair off and makes them softer, ya know with out the spray starch. :D

I wash all my fabrics first, just habit, even for applique.

I used to pre-wash, but over the past few years - no I do not.
Do you pre-wash before appliquing?

:-) Julie

I always wash my quilts when compelted. I also wash my fabric before cutting.

Hi - not sure if you are asking just anyone or the person in the last post. However, I don't prewash anything. I've never had a problem. I like the fabric the way it comes off the bolt.

I do not pre-wash, but I do wash my finished quilts. I wash them in hot water, with detergent, Retayne to lock the dyes and a Color Catcher to keep fugitive dyes from staining. Then I put in the dryer. I want to completely shrink them before their final destination! Never had a problem.