Posted in Quilting
I know, I know - yes my personality really knows that all you want to do is get quilting & skip washing your material - but resist. Washing your material will shrink it - if it was going to shrink and also & the most important - washing will remove excess dye from your material.
If a bit of material really runs dye - do not use it - It's just too sad to hear of lovely quilts being washed & dye running onto other fabric and spoiling the quilt.
I did take photos for you all - honest but they didn't turn out - I need to stop dithering which new camera to buy & just choose!!! But I have blogged before about washing material so here is the link with photos
Washing your material.
Take all labels off
wash lights first.
I use warm water & a bit of dish washing liquid & kitchen sink
Give each bit of fabric a soak & gently squeeze out - again start with the lights.
Then I rinse in warm water - again lights first then darks.
I rinse again & sometimes one more rinse until my water runs clear,
Then I hang inside on clothes rack - never on line in sunlight.
When still a bit damp iron them - I like to use a dry iron no steam as steam can stretch your fabric
- Posted by Leanne of At The Good Life.
