reneea Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 My first custom quilt has two blocks that are bleeding no where else on the quilt is there any bleeding. Customer did prewash fabric but for some reason these blocks did bleed and of course it is red. I've informed my customer and she has given me permission to wash the quilt in synthrapol with shout color catchers. My question is how to do this in a front loading washing machine all the information I've found talks about top loading machines. Should I do the following: choice A 1) express cycle hot/cold total time 27 minutes 2) synthrapol 2 teaspoons is this the correct amount 3) color catchers 4 sheets 4) spin medium choice B 1) delicate cycle warm/cold total time 37 minutes 2) synthrapol 2 teaspoons is this the correct amount 3) color catchers 4 sheets 4) spin medium unable to doe hot w/ warm rinse on my machine the warm/warm cycle is the heavy duty cycle and last 71 minutes I don't think I can wait 71 minutes to see if it worked! choice C 1) use tub fill w/ hot water ~ 1/3-1/2 full 2) synthrapol ? how much 3) color catchers 4 sheets I'm a little nervous about doing this just my luck the whole thing turns pink! Any one who has done this in a front loading machine or know's how this is done or can give any suggestions please help! Sorry this was so long Renee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 I'm fortunate in that my front-loader has a soak cycle. If yours doesn't I'd put it in the bathtub. Read the instructions on the bottle. I think they recommend so many teaspoons per yard of fabric or some such measurement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 However you do it, don't forget to use the color catchers. How would retain do after the colorcatchers. I sometimes use that with the guilts that I give to community service or QoV. I also use w/w or c/c.. most often w/c do you not have a reset button on the machine? or stop then reset it. RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybee Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 If you put color catchers, use cold water and soak. I did have a quilt top that bleed on it bad. I rinsed and then i did put vinger in water and on area that bled. Then I soaked again. Always in cold water. I think the vingar set the color so it would not run. At least it worked on for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kywoman Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 I just solved this problem yesterday. Do not wash with synthrapol. First place 5 Shout colorcatchers in a mesh bag and place in the back of the drum. Next wash the quilt without detergent on the normal cycle with cold wash/cold rinse. Make sure to dry the quilt immediately to prevent further bleeding. The color should come out. I did not use synthrapol on my quilt as I didn't want to assume further responsiblity for my customer's quilt. Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 Best advice is to tell your customers to pre-wash their red (or other color sensitive fabrics) in RETAYNE. I wash all my fabrics in it. Saves a lot of tears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 I agree with Linda, I now prewash all of my fabrics too after having a red fabric bleed on a "finished" baltimore album that I hand appliqued... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted June 6, 2012 Report Share Posted June 6, 2012 I have a prewash but I always soak it in a bathtub with lots of water. Once it has soaked then I wash it with the dye catchers in the frontloader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oma Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 Why couldn't you just put it in a cold water wash with color catchers and see if that doesn't take care of the problem? That's what I did and it worked beautifully. Just an idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanri Posted June 25, 2012 Report Share Posted June 25, 2012 If I catch a fabric that bleeds before piecing, I throw it way or use it for something else, I find they will keep on bleeding. Personally i think the fabric is defective at that point. I would suggest to your customers that she always throws a color catcher in when washing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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