I heart Color Catchers
Thank you Sarah (and everyone who seconded her suggestion yesterday) for mentioning Color Catchers. They did the trick! I washed the quilt twice, and each time got up a little more pink. There are still a few seams that have a tiny bit of dye in the stitches, but you really have to go looking for it. The worst-offending areas are much better now.
So thank you, everyone, for your help yesterday! Sometimes I don’t know what I’d do without friends on the internet 
I’m excited to box up this quilt and send it on its way – hoping it spreads a bit of warmth, security and cheer to a little kid who may need some of that…
This is shaping up to be a busy couple of days. In case I don’t make it back here for a while, have a terrific weekend, everyone!
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Hooray!! So glad it worked.
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that’s so great Lisa, and I forgot to mention yesterday that the quilt itself is great and a wonderful gift for some special boy who needs it, well done you!
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I decided to try Color Catchers after seeing these posts; last summer I made a white-and-pastel knit top, and I wore it all of once before I made the mistake of washing it with some of my other hand-knits…one of which was pink, resulting in pink splotches on the white top. I was crushed, and it sat on the porch table (where I’d laid it to dry) for the last couple months, until I saw this conversation. I didn’t believe it would work, but I figured that I couldn’t ruin the top any more than it already was, so today I picked up a box of Color Catchers.
The stains are *very* faintly visible, but hard to see unless you’re looking for them. So thanks to those who suggested them — I’m a total believer now!
That’s great! I need to look around the house and see if I have any other “lost causes”…
Color Catchers were the first thing my mom bought for my oldest daughter as she set off for college! What a wonderful gift! Since then, it’s the first thing I’ve given my other daughter and son as they embarked on “life on their own”! When I prewash quilting fabric, I always toss a Color Catcher into the wash to make sure all the fabrics are going to “play well with others”……