HELP, PLEASE

[quiltingangel]

Ladies, I really am hoping someone can help me. I made a very nice friendship braid quilt for my grand-daughter using all bright colors. Bordering with a bright red fabric (which I did not prewash).It is now at the quilters. Yesterday I took a scrap of it and washed it and it bled. Is ther anything I can do to keep this from bleeding. I will need to wash it as she is going to use it for the baby. Thank you for any help/ideas. Will not make that mistake again.

[auntjana]

There is a product out there that is called - Color Catchers - it will catch the red as it bleeds and will not let it get on the rest of the fabrics - it goes in with the wash when you launder it. They do work -

Hope that this saves the quilt -
They are made by Shout.

[karpet]

Yes - Shout color catchers. I used them on some coats that had been discarded from a local feed store because they had been splattered with pond dye - very potent. I used double the amount of color catcher sheets and they absorbed all of the pond dye and the coats were good to go.
Karlene

[Joannequilts]

Add me to the list of Color Catcher fans! These are AWESOME! And, like Karlene, I'd use at least 3 or 4 sheets when you wash the quilt. They absolutely work!!!

Joanne

[quiltingangel]

Ladies, thank you all so much. Do you have to use them every time you wash the quilt?

[auntjana]

I would - I still have reds that love to run even after many washings - just to be on the safe side!

[czsassy]

Needing help. My 16 year old niece wants a quilt with zebra print and bright pink! Any suggestions on a pattern that is easy enough for me and for her to help me with. I have limited experience with quilting! And these colors are very new for me also.

[kho]

czsassy, I have sent you 2 messages..find them at the top bar under messages, you should see a number there that tells you how many you have-you may all ready know that--sorry. Sandy

[fabricgirl]

I alway give a box of color catchers when I give a quilt.


Lois

[quiltingangel]

Ladies, I am definitely a color catcher fan. Washed the quilt with the color catchers and nothing ran. Thank you all for these suggestions. My precious little great-grand-daughter, Kaylee, arrived on October 18th.