How To Wash A Quilt

Even with a new quilt machine-washing can cause the stitching to ravel.

How to wash a quilt. Wash the screen in warm soapy water and dry it well. Use cold water and a short gentle cycle. If you dont have a soak cycle youll need to fool the washer into soaking your quilt.

Fill your washing machine with cold water. Steps I take for washing machine quilted quilts. These steps are not recommended for hand pieced and hand quilted quilts I would recommend washing them by hand Once the quilt is quilted and the binding is done its time to wash it.

Drain the soapy water and then refill. Rinse the quilt in the vinegar infused water and repeat this step until the water is free of suds. If soaking make sure to agitate the quilt about every 10 minutes or so to keep in fully submerged in the water and moving around.

To me that it half the charm of a quilt and gives it that aged warm and cozy look. In this case put the quilt into the drum and press it down on the bottom. To do this fill a clean deep sink or bathtub with cold water.

You will need a big tub. The second time either fill with clean water and rinse or add ½ cup of distilled white vinegar. Fill up the sink or tub with cold water and dyeperfume free detergents.

Add half a cup of distilled white vinegar into the water. Instruction on How to Machine Wash Your Quilt. If color comes off on the cotton the color may run.