this week i am sharing what i got done while i was at the Renegade’s quilt camp in McCall this past weekend. if you stick with me through the entire post you will see a giveaway at the bottom. no jumping ahead. there might be a quiz.
no, this is not mine. Denise put this together at camp. amazing i know. she does beautiful work & is very talented. she is also super nice so she shares her knowledge with the rest of us.
another Denise creation. she started this at my house back in May & finished it up at camp with adding the boarders to it.
i made this quilt awhile back. i quilted & bound it at camp. i think i have about 13 quilts or so that need quilted. at least one is done.
i used a studio dye cutter to cut the tumblers which went super quick.
i love the front but i also love the back. its a modern twist on the back & i am beginning to love this look more & more.
i quilted & bound this baby quilt that i made at the previous camp. i called this my WAG quilt. i gave it to the gal today who asked me to make it for her & she loved it.
i took my serger to camp with me as well. i made 9 pairs of pajama pants. i can not show you all 9 pairs here because 7 of them are for gifts & some people do read my blog. the 2 i am showing here are for me. i have 1 more pair to make then i am done with pajama pants for awhile.
i put together this top at camp as well. these blocks came from a block swap thing i did with some local quilters/friends. our theme was a holiday or a season. i picked Christmas.
an up close shot of my focus fabric. i am pleased with how it turned out. so add that to the list of quilts to be quilted.
i took my 2010 Modern Siggy Swap quilt to quilt while i was at camp. i got it done but not without some challenges. i spray basted it in the garage at camp. i then got Denise to look at it with me to talk about the quilting of it. it was then that i discovered i had put the bottom row on wrong. ugh. so, i peeled back the quilt, unsewed the bottom row, fixed it & re-basted it. yuck.
i used rainbow variegated thread for the quilting. i just did swirls around each block. this is a shot of the back of the quilt. the quilting frames each siggy block.
i am very happy with how it turned out. white is not a color that i normally use but for this i thought it was the right way to go.
so now for the $64,000 question.
do i wash it? yes or no?
if i wash it then how? or do i use special quilt washing soap?
i want to wash it but i am afraid of lightening some of the signatures or having some of them bleed. someone said as long as its heat set i should be fine washing it. i don’t know what to do. i want the puckery look of a washed quilt but i don’t want to loose any of the signatures.
HELP
this is where i get your advice & you get a chance to win something fun.
my previous post was #200 for me & so i thought i should have a giveaway. i am giving away 2 ‘countdown to christmas’ charm packs.
for 1 entry leave me a comment about washing my siggy quilt. would you wash it? if so how? or any tips, tricks you may have for me regarding this issue.
for a 2nd entry blog, Tweet, Facebook or tell a friend about my giveaway & leave me a comment letting me know what you did.
so, that’s 2 chances to enter. you must leave a comment for each item. i will leave the giveaway open until 5:00 pm (pst) Monday the 17th.
so get out there & spread the word!!!!!!
renegadequilter 
I agree that if you heat set the signatures they should be fine. Color catchers are great, but if you really think the colors will bleed add some retayne to the wash. I agree also that you should wash with cold water, delicate cycle.
Thanks so much for the chance to win fabric!
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I'd probably be too worried to wash it too, but if I did, then cold water for sure. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Tweeted about this great giveaway. Thanks!
http://twitter.com/#!/BabyDollMaker/status/125049347376295936
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Some lovely quilts, if it is not dirty I wouldn't wash it just yet. I made a quilt for mu Mum's surprise 70th Birthday and got everyone to sign with a Pigma Pen, it is still going strong 13 years later. Good luck with finishing your other quilts. Thanks for the opportunity to enter your giveaway.
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Give it a good iron to doubly make sure it is all heat set, then wash it in cold water with a mild soap. It should still crinkle up and you'll find out if anything is going to fade without doing much damage. Thanks for a chance at your giveaway.
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Yes, wash it. Cold water, delicate cycle. Quilts are so much nicer when they're all crinkly after a washing!
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I'm new to quilting, so haven't finished my first quilt yet. So, I don't know too much about washing quilts. But I would wash it in cold on gentle cycle with the color catchers. Sorry I couldn't be more help, but I'm a newbie & am learning from all these wonderful quilters blogs online. Thanks for a great giveaway! 🙂
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Since I'm a new quilter, I haven't washed any finished quilts yet, but I have finished and washed rag quilts. I learned that Shout Color Catchers will save quilts from being ruined by dye bleeding (but learned it after I had fuchsia bleed so badly on my first rag quilt that the white fabric near it turned light pink), and that delicate cycle is the way to go. Sorry I can't be more help 😦 I'm thinking you should be able to touch up any Sharpie fading if it does occur.
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I don't think I would wash this one. Good luck with your decision. Congrats on 200 plus posts!
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I am not sure that there is much I can add. I think you have received a bunch of great advice. I hope it works out for you when you wash it. For me I would take LOTS of pictures then wash it and hope for the best.
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I'm not sure! I would probably be nervous about washing it. I never want to wash the things I weave.
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I would heat set the siggies by pressing them (using a cloth over them though)and then cold water wash the quilt.
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I don't think I could use it without it being washed. I'd have to wash it gently with mild soap, cold water to feel that it was clean.
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I'm telling a friend about this giveaway for a 2nd chance.
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I also have a siggy quilt right now that I am debating washing… I think I am just going to go for it because otherwise it will gnaw at me forever lol
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I would suggest you do a trial wash by creating a 'dummy' signature quilt and write a bunch of stuff on it and then wash it as gently as you can. See what happens. (The quilt is beautiful!)
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I would wash it in cold water with a “Shout Color Catcher Sheet.” I just washed a red and yellow quilt and had no problems with the fabric running. I have washed a white and red quilt with the Shout Sheet and no problems there either. You could always try it on a sample block first. I always wash my quilts but never without the Color Catcher! Dawn ~ vermont66@yahoo.com ~ http://www.dawnscomfycorner.blogspot.com
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