Comments on: The Lessons of Grandma’s Old Quilt http://catholicexchange.com/2008/06/17/112840/ Catholic News, Catholic Articles, Catholic Apologetics, Catholic Content, Catholic Information Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: sarahreinhard http://catholicexchange.com/2008/06/17/112840/comment-page-1/#comment-31876 sarahreinhard Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:04:15 +0000 http://www.newcesite.com/2008/06/17/112840/#comment-31876 momof11, THANK YOU! See, I DID just put it in the washer last time, but it's due for another washing...and though Grandma probably could have told me all of this, I never thought to ask her. (Pause while I smack myself in the head!) And that is just too bad about the clothesline. I mean, well. Two of my favorite things (quilts and clotheslines) being incompatible. I'm glad the pictures I took were before I knew this... :) And there IS a picture of the quilt in question, over at my blog. The link to the post is: http://snoringscholar.blogspot.com/2008/06/whats-in-quilt.html momof11, THANK YOU! See, I DID just put it in the washer last time, but it’s due for another washing…and though Grandma probably could have told me all of this, I never thought to ask her. (Pause while I smack myself in the head!)

And that is just too bad about the clothesline. I mean, well. Two of my favorite things (quilts and clotheslines) being incompatible. I’m glad the pictures I took were before I knew this… :)

And there IS a picture of the quilt in question, over at my blog. The link to the post is: http://snoringscholar.blogspot.com/2008/06/whats-in-quilt.html

]]> By: momof11 http://catholicexchange.com/2008/06/17/112840/comment-page-1/#comment-31873 momof11 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:52:29 +0000 http://www.newcesite.com/2008/06/17/112840/#comment-31873 Nice article...I wish it included a picture of the quilt! As a quilter, I would like to say that washing an old quilt is a tricky proposition, and according to quilt conservationists you should not throw it in the washer and dryer. If you want that quilt to last, do not wash unless absolutely necessary. Then it should be washed in the bath tub with mild soap (quilt shops sell special soap for quilts). Soak for a while then gently squeeze water through it by hand. Drain tub, fill again squeezing to rinse. Repeat until water is clear. Drain the tub and squeeze keout as much water as possible by smooshing down on quilt with your hands. Never lift a wet quilt unsupported as it will stress the fabric and threads. Place a clean sheet under the quilt and use it to lift the quilt. To dry the quilt spread it out in the yard on top of a clean sheet...cover with another clean sheet to keep the sun from fading the quilt and weakening the fibers...Never hang a wet quilt on the clothesline. For occasional freshening of a quilt you can place a clean piece of window screening over the quilt and vacuum it, or put the dry quilt in your dryer on air fluff. If the tear on the seam is just a matter of stitching coming undone it can easily be slipstitched closed. If the fabric is torn I would suggest a patch of a similar fabric carefully handstitched in place to keep the tear from getting bigger.... Nice article…I wish it included a picture of the quilt! As a quilter, I would like to say that washing an old quilt is a tricky proposition, and according to quilt conservationists you should not throw it in the washer and dryer. If you want that quilt to last, do not wash unless absolutely necessary. Then it should be washed in the bath tub with mild soap (quilt shops sell special soap for quilts). Soak for a while then gently squeeze water through it by hand. Drain tub, fill again squeezing to rinse. Repeat until water is clear. Drain the tub and squeeze keout as much water as possible by smooshing down on quilt with your hands. Never lift a wet quilt unsupported as it will stress the fabric and threads. Place a clean sheet under the quilt and use it to lift the quilt. To dry the quilt spread it out in the yard on top of a clean sheet…cover with another clean sheet to keep the sun from fading the quilt and weakening the fibers…Never hang a wet quilt on the clothesline. For occasional freshening of a quilt you can place a clean piece of window screening over the quilt and vacuum it, or put the dry quilt in your dryer on air fluff. If the tear on the seam is just a matter of stitching coming undone it can easily be slipstitched closed. If the fabric is torn I would suggest a patch of a similar fabric carefully handstitched in place to keep the tear from getting bigger….

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