I am thankful this quilt was finished….and salvaged!
I prewashed all my fabrics and have used this red before so I didn’t expect a disaster yesterday. Sadly, the red ran onto the white background fabric. I used color catchers and they turned out like this!
I washed the quilt a total of three times. I added this to the second and third washes along with more color catchers.
Normally I use the original blue Dawn but I was all out. You have to be careful using this in a front load washer and only add a tablespoon or so. It finally worked! I am not much for name brand stuff but Dawn is the best for so many stains. I also use it when washing out hand dyed fabric as it can keep the dye from resettling on the fabric in places you don’t want it!
Relief! It came out.
No Army veteran wants a pink quilt!
And here are a few more shots. I have been playing with settings on my iPhone camera and wanted to know how they look on the blog.
Okay, so they are all bad when taken at 5 in the morning! I will try again later today when the sun comes out….I hope that happens…..
Anyway, a shot of the back.
Gemma talked on her blog today about forgiving quilting patterns. She quilts with a domestic machine and I quilt with a mid-arm machine but the same principles work for both in this regard. There are times when even a frame can not remove the lumps and bumps in a quilt top. This top was pretty flat but the swag border is very forgiving as are many other “swooping” type designs. Curves can help you take advantage of the bias in the fabric to help tame some of the lumps and bumps. Meandering is a good go to for particularly rebellious tops, and believe me, I have seen them!
I am linking up with Kelly for Needle and Thread Thursday and Gemma at Pretty Bobbins.
Also Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict for:
https://katyquilts.wordpress.com/2013/11/21/thankful-thursday-finish/
Because that is exactly how I feel after getting the red out!
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