I am being featured over on Rebecca's blog Chasing Cottons, on Friday, for her Quilt Class 101.
Thanks to Rebecca for having me over to share.
It's an honour...
Thanks to Rebecca for having me over to share.
It's an honour...
To celebrate the event I am having a
GIVEAWAY !!! Yay!!!
Giveaway is now CLOSED
GIVEAWAY !!! Yay!!!
Giveaway is now CLOSED
I have a Fat 1/4 pack of Melly & Me fabric. There are 15 fabrics of Where The Wind Blows.
Look at that bundle of yumminess....
To enter the Giveaway
1.Leave a comment on this post. Let me know if you Wash or Not??
( Referring to my post on Chasing Cottons on Friday)
2. For and "extra" entry join my blog as a Follower
This Giveaway is open to all. (overseas included)
Make sure you leave an email address so I can contact the winner...
The giveaway will be open until
Tuesday 26th April, 9pm.
(Australian Eastern Time)
Giveaway is now CLOSED
I will choose the winner with Random Generator and inform the winner on Wednesday Morning.
Hope you enjoyed my feature post and Good Luck on the Giveaway
Happy Quilting
Leanne
1.Leave a comment on this post. Let me know if you Wash or Not??
( Referring to my post on Chasing Cottons on Friday)
2. For and "extra" entry join my blog as a Follower
This Giveaway is open to all. (overseas included)
Make sure you leave an email address so I can contact the winner...
The giveaway will be open until
Tuesday 26th April, 9pm.
(Australian Eastern Time)
Giveaway is now CLOSED
I will choose the winner with Random Generator and inform the winner on Wednesday Morning.
Hope you enjoyed my feature post and Good Luck on the Giveaway
Happy Quilting
Leanne
435 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 435 Newer› Newest»Those are just adorable! My first quilt I used yardage so I washed it first. My subsequent quilts have used precuts (fat quarters or smaller) so I did not wash first. But I wash before using, of course.
Also now following you via Google Reader!
Sabby
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of fabrics. I don't pre-wash my fabrics and sometimes didn't wash the finished quilt right away. After reading your info I'll be making sure washing the quilt is the first thing i do after its done! Thanks!
I follow your blog now! Yay! :)
Sometimes I wash, other times I don't. If I am quilting, I tend to wash...if I'm making a bag, I don't. =) Thanks for a lovely giveaway!
I'm a new follower...can't wait to see what your blog is all about! =)
I just became a follower after reading your notes on washing or not washing fabric before using. Thanks for good the info.
I am your new follower! :)
I used to prewash everything but just recently learned that for quilting you shouldn't wash till afterwards. I do like the way the fabric handles before and LOVE the way the finished product looks after being washed! :)
I don't wash. I like how the starch gives extra hold to the fabric whilst machining and cutting.
Also now following :)
I typically do not wash fabric.
Thanks for all the info!
I am a follower!!
I don't wash :)
I do not wash.
kirkandalice (at) gmail (dot) com
I am a follower.
kirkandalice (at) gmail (dot) com
Used to pre-wash, now, not so much. Would rather be sewing than washing and ironing.
I am now a follower. Thanks for the giveaway.
Like you, I wash only those deep dark colors; and then I still use a color catcher when I first wash the quilt.
thx for the good giveaway.
I'm following now :)
Say "hi" to Follower #108.
I do not wash...most of the time.
I don't always wash. I like the effect of making and quilting first and then washing (when I make a quilt). I have taken classes where the instructor asked to wash our fabrics before class. Changes the feeling it tho and makes it harder to get straight lines.
I also became a follower!
I do not pre-wash my fabric. I tried once when I first started and had a mess and thought after that I was not supposed to but did always wonder. I have been quilting for 8 years and it was not until I read your post on Chasing Cotton's that you helped me see what to do:)
Thanks for having a giveaway, very cute fabric, my daughter has started to quilt so if I win I will give them to her so she has fabric to quilt with, so thank you for the opportunity!
Ann Flowers
flowerscrazyq@gmail.com
Since I learned about your blog I became a follower, it is so nice to have such a great resource of knowledge in one place.
Ann Flowers
flowerscrazyq@gmail.com
I usually don't pre wash my fabrics! Thanks for the tips!
emilou84037 at yahoo dot com
I am a follower!
emilou84037 at yahoo dot com
Thank you for the giveaway. I hope I win! I do not wash - my fabric :)
I became a follower on your blog!
I sometimes wash. I sometimes don't!
I do not wash due to the use of precuts :)
Hi, I've come over from Chasing Cottons - thanks for the great post and this fabulous giveaway!
I don't pre-wash quilting cottons but I do pre-wash flannel fabrics as they shrink more and I don't want the size of my project badly affected.
I do usually wash first but I have only recently bought my first set of pre-cuts which I won't wash. :)
I used to wash everything. Now I hardly ever wash anything!
I mostly use pre-cuts so I do not pre-wash.
Hi! I'm a {new follower} and can't wait to scroll through and see what you've been up to! I'm a new quilter and love to see what the other quilters are working on, learning up, shopping for!
Thanks for the chance to win!
{don't wash}
I never wash because I'm worried about fraying and too lazy to have to iron all that washed fabric before cutting! I'll totally buy in with you on the "if I don't wash then the chemicals will keep my stash safe"! :-)
Happy Easter! Thanks for the chance to win that beautiful fabric!
I don't wash!!
Great fabrics!
Well honestly it depends on what I am doing with the fabric. If I am quilting with it, then NO I don't wash. But if I am making clothes for my daughter (or anyother random child I sew for ;), then yes I wash the fabric first!!! Espcially if it is two different types of material, to allow for shrinkage!
I read your post on Chasing Cottons. I don't wash most the time, unless, like you said, it's a bright color (red, bright pink) or a dark (black) and I know it's going to be touching a lighter color. I didn't wash once and the darker color bled into the lighter color. It looked kind of marbly - not entirely bad, but not what I wanted. Thanks for the giveaway!
I'm now a follower too!
I'm now a follower too!
I'm a new follower, aawwww I want the fabrics, so cute!!!!!
I do not wash but do wash my quilts with a color catcher. I do give a color catcher with a quilt when I give it as a gift! I will often check some fabrics to see if they will bleed excessively, especially reds.
I'm just learning to quilt, but with all my other sewing projects I always prewash the fabric. After reading all these comments though, I may not keep doing it.
ilovepaulduersch [at] gmail [dot]com
I am lazy...so I don't wash very often. Great blog..
I am 50/50. Depends on how anxious I am to get into my fabric. But now I know I have to with garmets to get rid of those yucky chemicals1
I am a follower.
I usually wash my fabric if it will be a bed quilt. I don't wash for a wall hanging since it is easier to cut the fabric with the sizing still on. Since I found color catchers, I don't worry about the colors running quite so much.
I don't wash mine first because I'm new to quilting and didn't know any better:) Plus, I'm using the pre-cuts so far!
Thanks for your great article. I learn so much. Would luv to win your fabric bundle. Thanks for your give-a-away. Jill
jillc53107@gmail.com
I always wash my fabric but after I finish my quilt. I like the way it softens up the quilt and makes it sooooo cuddly.
Thanks for your give-away....enjoyed your article.
Jill
jillc53107@gmail.com
I used to wash everything, I now wash only deep, dark colors. Like Paul, comment 199, I store "washed" and "unwashed" fabric separately, and if I get confused, I consider washing it all before quilting it.
wordygirl at earthlink dot net
I have hardly quilted before so I don't wash - seems like an extra step before the fun stuff!
Yes! I am a washing it first kind of girl! ...and I have instilled it in my girls... tho you do have some good points for not doing it. It is way too late in life to change now. I would have to use up my stash and start over... NOW, that is an idea!
I do not usually wash first unless it is clothing Thanks,
I follow your blog too!
I do not wash new fabrics before using them in a quilt and it is refreshing to hear someone else state it so succinctly! Thanks.
I do wash any new fabric only when I am adding it to older pieces so no surprises when I make a blended quilt but it is not so nice to work with! Thanks for the giveaway!
I only wash vintage fabrics first.
But I loved reading about everyone else's ideas about washing--things I had been wondering about.
The fabric is wonderful!!
Thanks.
forgot to leave my email---overtwisted@yahoo.com
thanks again--jean
Good advice! And no, I do not wash my fabrics; like you, I find the 'stiffness' aids in getting a better fit. I love the feel of a quilt when it is washed, though, and like to do this when I have quilted them and ready to hand them over.
ianruby@iprimus.com.au
Being a long-time garment sewer, I have always washed fabric because only a speck of shrinkage will affect fit. Being a more recent quilter, I don't wash fabric in general if I buy it specifically for a quilt unless it is a darker color. Besides black and dark gray, I always wash red, purple and deep blue. But I definitely use color catchers in the wash when I wash quilts.
I've not started quilting yet, but I would definitely wash unless it was pre-cut. :o)
I am also a follower!
I'm a newbie and have been washing everything first. Enjoyed reading your thoughts on washing. I may reconsider my current practice!
I'm a follower
Thanks for the chance! For me, it depends what I'm making. I pre-wash for anything clothing related so I can be confident with the fit, but tend not to wash for anything else...
I have actually just washed all my fabrics in my collection. I am new to sewing and quilting and a friend suggested it to me. Wish I had read the blog post first!
I've started following your blog! Bookmarked it to look at it daily!
I do not pre-wash ;)
Have been following your blog for quite awhile. Love it....keep up the good work.
XOXO
Sally
I do not wash anymore. I find the finishing helps to keep edges straight while piecing. I wash after it is all done.
I always prewash my yardage, but not the precuts. Thanks for the giveaway.
I usually wash anything that I know will shrink (i.e. flannel). And if it's yardage. Otherwise, I'm not that in love with my iron :)
New follower from Chasing Cotton
anna(dot)botz(at)sbsyouth(dot)org
What a great post. I left a message over there but I'll say it here too. I like to take it case by case. I do not pre-wash pre-cuts, items I don't intend on washing like purses or most quilts. I like to pre-wash dark fabrics and fabrics I plan on using for clothing.
I'm a new follower.
Too MANY QUILTS to MAKE so LITTLE time. No I don't prewash!
Follow you now!
Thanks for the helpful info! I completely agree with you and will continue to store and work with unwashed fabrics but will wash prior to using.
I am following :)
I do not wash my quilt fabrics. I love the instant "aged" look of a quilt that is washed after completion.
I am now a follower! (My email is set up so you can reply to my comments.)
I used to not wash, then my sitter (who is an avid sewer) told me she washes everything, so I started washing. Now that I know about the chemicals and things on fabric (and who know who touched it with what) I think I will continue washing!
I only wash if the fabrics are dark like Kona solids. I use a lot of fat quarter fabrics and you need every inch you can get.
Ok so I am guilty of not washing. I never have and have (knocking on wood) never had a problem. Thanks for the great blog!
jsbean402@gmail.com
I always wash first, then press because it helps prevent shrinkage and keeps things even.
Really excited to keep up with the Quilt Class 101 posts.
I subscribed to your blog via Google Reader.
(livinglavidanormal@gmail.com)
Sometimes I wash and sometimes not. Definitely always wash red fabric, and prewashed the fabrics for the table runners as I know theyd be laundered more often. I usually skip washing for wallhangings they may never be washed. For quilts, dont mind the wrinkly cotton look when it shrinks a bit so sometimes I wash, sometimes I dont. Maybe I should was AFTER I piece and before I quilt?
Im a brand new follower, thanks!
I always wash first. That's what my mom taught me so I do.
I am waaaaay too lazy to pre-wash!!
I have to wash any fabric that I bring home...It's almost a compulsion...I love your blog and those fabrics are very cute...
Hi!
I usually don't wash first!
Ana (anaeosviraventos@gmail.com)
I like to wash afterwards and leave my fabric stored in original state as an insect repellent. Thanks forth great giveaway.
I am a humble follower
Yes I prewash....
Yes I prewash....
What a lovely bundle! I´d love to win that.
I always wash new fabric.
I'm a follower!
I'm a new follower.
This fabric is so cute. No, I do not wash my fabrics. Thanks for the giveaway
I'm a brand new quilter - only one set of fabrics purchased (12 fat quarters, backing and sashing) - all washed becasue my friend, who is an experienced quilter, told me to!
Oops, sorry. Purchased a kit for an I-spy quiit. 3 inch squares - will not be washing until after the quilt is done!
Have no stash so nothing to keep the insects from! (I came here from Chasing Cottons as you can see!)
I wash red or dark coloured fabrics "just in case" they run later.
I'm a new follower! Thanks for the chance to win those wonderful fabrics!
I'm not usually one who pre-washes fabric - but I ran into problems with 2 quilts lately that each had deep reds in them..... I won't describe the carnage.... So, I think I will now say I wash reds!
I used to be a washer and now I'm not!
The first quilt top I tried to make I did not wash and it stretched, so I have now washed all the fabric I own, so I won't do that again..thanks for the tips!
Love your quilts! (by the way I nevered finished my first quilt and I am trying another one with the washed fabric)Hope it works!
I am a new follower.
I used to wash but then realized that when I take classes my fabrics are never washed soooooooo
that was the end of washing.... plus it's to hard to keep fabrics seperated washed and not washed.
Sometimes I do wash, but I find it's more work. However, the fabric is softer afterwards.
I'm more of a dressmaker who makes the odd quilt and I used to wash fabric but I've stopped as I like the handle of unwashed fabric. Knits in particular drive me crazy after they've been washed.
Thanks for the giveaway :)
1. I generally don't wash. Cause then you get fraying on some fabrics, and you have to iron it cause its all soft and crinkly and is just a real mess. I've always known that not washing it means its full of chemicals, but I generally try and hand wash the finished product to get rid of them before selling the item, or giving it away.
2. I'm a follower! Thanks for a great little giveaway. The generosity of fellow crafters always astounds me. Thank you SO much!
I am a new follower. It's a lovely fabric line. Thank you for the giveaway.
I do not wash!
michellehaskell at gmail
I follow via gfc: michelle riebeek
michellehaskell at gmail dot com
I don't wash, Thanks for the washing class :)
I now follow your blog!
Most often I wash first then I don't worry about chemicals.
I am a happy follower!
I don't wash......smile. It's too hard to cut the fabric after washing.
Billie in TX
Oh this fabric is beautiful! The colors are so my colors! I've not washed my fabric however... I'm thinkin' I'm gonna try it next time. Seams like the couple of quilts I did make started to fall apart after washing them a couple times. I tied them off so that might be the problem too. OK well, that was a little more TMI then you were looking for! haha
Now a stalker ummm... I mean a follower ;)
I will only wash if it's fabric I'm using to make clothing. For quilts, nothing gets washed, partly because I'm lazy and too excited to just get on with cutting, but also because I use a lot of precuts and as you said, you can't really wash these successfully!
I used to wash all my yardage {never precuts} but more recently I have not been prewashing.
I washed pieces that I bought by the metre but realised it was too tricky to wash the precuts so rather have some washed and some not I don't wash before any more. Great giveaway prize.
I am now a follower of your blog.
I always wash my fabric, even the little bits if I purchase a scrap bag!
I'm a follower!
When I started quilting I pre-washed all my fabric, now I don't but I do wash in the same method as you with colour catch sheets.
I now follow your blog too.
I prefer not to wash my fabrics. I like to work with fabric with a stiffer hand.
Nope I don't wash, I too like the stiffness of the fabric when you get it home from the store
I don't wash, I love how unwashed fabric handle, iron, etc. And I love the way your quilt can shrink up a little after quilted and washed.
My friend is soooo allergic to so many things, she has to wash her fabrics several time before she uses them. Poor girl.
I am now a follower too! Thanks!
I wash unless it's a precut. Thanks for the great giveaway!
I'm a new follower.
I wash all but pre-cuts!
I wash all my fabric as soon as i get home and then add it to my stash.
thank you
I usually will wash fabric yardage but not FQ...they stretch out of shape too easily. Thanks.
Gayle
gag7949 at hotmail dot com
I am now following Mount Vincent Quilts.
Nope..don't wash. I'm usually too excited to get going on the project.
I almost always prewash yardage (not precuts, as you say, it's problematic). I am sensitive to the formaldehyde. I do occasionally find fabrics that bleed; Retayne fixes this problem most excellently. Most fabrics don't seem to shrink much, but since I often mix fabrics from different manufacturers, I feel more comfortable if I have dried them on high. It's no fun if one fabric shrinks more than the rest!
I am now following your blog. this is an interesting discussion.
Well... If I am quilting I do not wash because I want the wrinkled weathered look. If I am sew clothing I prewash (preshrink), then when I make my adjustments they are true.
Because you are my "Block Swap" partner for April, I am already following you. P.S. Your block is in the mail.
Hello Leanne! I'm happy to meet you and now your follower! Thank you for a great post and information for washing the fabrics!
Happy Easter! Teje
nerospost@gmail.com
I wash black fabric first, from previous experience it can be problematic! Otherwise I don't. Thanks for the giveaway.
And I'm a new follower!
I struggled with what was the "right" thing to do in the wash/don't wash dilemma. But then I thought, like you just confirmed, there is no way you could wash a precut fabric (charm pack or jelly roll) and have good results--therefore it must be OK not to wash. Thanks, and keep on quilting!
I hate washing fabric, it's terrible I know but can't help it.
If the fabric is off the bolt then I do not wash, but if I have purchased it via an on seller eg. ebay I like to wash to rid the fabric of any unwanted smells like cigarette smoke.
I always wash simply because all fabrics are different when they leave the factory. To get a consistently good result, you need to get them to as close to be the same as you can before you begin cutting. And cotton is a shocker for shrinkage too! Gentle handwash in some warm water with a little woolmix, rinse, spin them out in the machine, and if I'm in a hurry, into the dryer on gentle. Otherwise, pegged onto the line in some glorious Brissie sunshine :)
I wash!
I'm a follower of your blog! :)
I do not wash first, I am always so excited to start a project.
I am now a folower, not sure what happen to my pic, I will have to work on that.
I do not prewash, but I always wash my finished cotton (not flannel) quilts before they are gifted - I love the crinkly goodness of a fresh-washed quilt!
And i'm a new follower! Thanks to Rebecca for pointing us to your blog!!
I only wash if they are dark, mostly red colors.I'm looking forward to checking out your blog. Your new to me.
Hmm. I get so confused about washing or not... with my Gees Harbor fabrics, I have to wash and set the colors, and with big pieces, I do, too. But with small pieces - eg jelly rolls, charms, even fq's, I don't, cos they pull in the machine.
plus, I am the worst iron-er/press-er around, so to have to iron a crinkled piece of washed fabric...
I used to wash all the fabric that came into my house, not precuts, then it became kind of hit or miss, no set rule, I guess it's all about the time I have and how soon I want to start cutting.
I've started following your blog. Thanks.
I always intend to wash first, but rarely do...!!!
I just became a follower!
I generally don't wash unless I am using something like Heat-n-bond or am requested to when partiicipating in a swap.
I am a new follower! Your quilts are lovely!
I am a washer! Your post on Quilt Class 101 was very informative!
I would love to be a follower of yours. I also am a follower of Chasing Cottons and have left a comment there as to washing and not washing. I am still undecided as to what to do. I would love to win the fat quarter pack. Happy Easter
For making quilts, I agree that I like the starchy feel of the fabric if I leave it unwashed. It's also more forgiving if I have a few small puckers in my quilting, the washing after usually tightens and crinkles everything up a bit.
But if I buy fabric for clothing or purses, I always pre-wash just to make sure it doesn't shrink the finished item later.
THANKS for the chance at that beautiful stack of fabric!
ourbusylittlebunch(at)hotmail(dot)com
I'm a follower.
I never pre wash my fabrics. I like the way they feel unwashed. Plus, I like them to get all wrinkly in the finished quilt.
Quilting cottons - I didn't wash, then I did, now I don't again. I always wash the linen blends though - some of them will shrink almost 2 inches per yard, which is a lot more than any quilting cotton.
I always wash my fabrics first. I just don't like the stiffness of unwashed fabrics. I really enjoyed your post on this topic.
I am just a beginner, but on the couple of blocks I have worked on, i did not wash the fabric because I like the stiffness of the fabric - it was much easier to hand sew. Thanks for the giveaway - super generous!!!
Thanks for the giveaway - the fabrics look lovely! I do not prewash. I did when I first started quilting, but hated ironing all those pieces and they were never as crisp and easy to handle as the unwashed pieces.
As a general rule, I do not pre-wash my quilting fabric. I did have a problem with some rust colored batiks a few years ago, but no other issues.
I'm a follower!
Visiting from Chasing Cottons! I do not prewash my fabrics. I did once, for my queen size quilt, and I ended up with a lot of fraying and fat quarters that were too small for my pattern. So now I buy, cut, sew, then wash when it's all done. Much easier that way!
I am now a follower. Yay!
I don't prewash! Too much washing lol
I also follow your blog :)
Nope don't wash - did when I first started but don't see the need to - I like how the fabric feels unwashed - easier to sew with.
No I don't wash fabric before I use it either. bimbi9 at verizon dot net
I am a follower of your blog. bimbi9 at verizon dot net
I do not wash my fabrics before using them. I am also a follower.
I don't prewash, except I test red colors first. Those might get color set and prewashed if they bleed color.
I don't pre-wash. I was when the quilt is finished.
Oh!! DROOLING!!!!!!!!! Nope I don't wash :-)
I am following now and off for a look around :-)
I am a quilting beginner - have never made a quilt, but am following Rebecca's class with interest! I guess I probably wouldn't wash because I would worry what my ghastly washing machine would do to the fabric.
I always wash and then I spray iron makes it easier to rotary cut
Can't have to much info. Thanks for the give-away and keep up the great blog posts!!
I am a new follower.
I'm a washer...I wash everything the minute it enters the house and store it that way. Once I am ready to use it I press it and then press it again with light starch!
I am a follower too...thanks for the giveaway!!
I wash yardage but don't wash precuts. If a fabric is all from one high quality line, I might also not prewash. If things are mixed up a bit, I'll wash as a precaution.
I never wash first. Just found your blog and following now, thanks for the chance to win too.
I never wash. In fact I like the wrinkled look the quilts get after their first tripnthru the dryer.
I am a new folloer.
I also don't wash, but so far I used small pieces of fabric for my sewing projects. I am still a beginner at sewing.
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