Bound and washed, this panda is good to go! And look:
There is nary a trace of the purple that bled into the white! I went ahead and quilted and bound the quilt, then threw it in the wash using a little Synthrapol rubbed directly into the stain and four Color Catchers (which did turn very purple). When it came out, I was so happy to see that not only did the panda stay white, but the section that bled was practically white too! Unless you know to look, you'd never notice the bleeding, it is that faint now.
Apparently, pre-washing the back 8 times paid off, because it caused no trouble.
I think the quilting works pretty nicely too. I love all the texture in the panda body! I also stippled in the purple areas and then used different coordinating threads to quilt petals in the pinwheel blocks.
And here's the label. How pretty is that name? I just love the name Frances. And she is the sweetest little baby girl (8 weeks old now!). Hopefully, she'll enjoy her new quilt for a long time to come.
I'm so glad this all worked out. Whenever I sew with a deeply colored fabric now, I think of your bleeding purple fabric!
ReplyDeleteLove your finished panda quilt. And the colors are great - in spite of the bleeding problems.
ReplyDeleteI love how you quilted it and am so glad that it turned out! Oh and your block came in the mail :) It is so beautiful. How do you tie your knots? They are so small and neat.
ReplyDeleteI love the quilting and I'm so glad to hear that the color bleeding drama is over! congrats on a beautiful quilt and thanks for the idea to put the wash instructions on the label! I'll have to keep that one in mind
ReplyDeleteADORABLE!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad it all worked out.
Whew! I am glad you are finished with that. That is such good news that you did not have any more trouble with the dye.
ReplyDeleteLove your little drawing of the panda bear.
It turned out great. Love the purple.
ReplyDeleteYay!
ReplyDeleteVery nice! I love the quilting and the label is great.
ReplyDeleteI'm thrilled everything worked out for you! The quilt is stunning! Now I'm going to have to quilt mine...
ReplyDeleteHoly cow!!! i haven't had much time to check any blogs in a while ... look at how busy you've been! LOVE the panda, it looks absolutely stunning in the photos ... I can only imagine how much better in looks in real life! :)
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