All the week I sewed bags (large bags, small bags, I am sick of bags!) and today at 8 PM I thought it is the best time to wash our hexy sphere quilt.
I put it in the washing machine, filled the machine with water and after a little soaking, I added some detergent – the same detergent I use for my colored clothes, only half quantity.
I washed the quilt at a gentle cycle then I used the spin cycle (600 rotations/min ) to remove the water. It removed almost all the water- 400 rotations/min it would have been better.
In the middle of the rinse cycle the machine suddenly stopped. Really- it is not the best idea to wash your most valuable quilt at 9 PM. I was terrified thinking how I will remove the wet quilt from the washing machine and which of my neighbors to ask to “borrow” their washing machine – at 9 PM!
Fortunately, the machine was kind to me and started again after I applied the “Windows” method (you know, the one we apply to our computers): turn it off, turn it on!
I pulled it from the washing machine with no mercy – fortunately, it is very densely quilted!
I laid it on the floor, flattened it for a few minutes until it was smooth; now it is hanging on a rod to dry.
I am still worried. Will the circle be perfect ? Perfect, perfect – probably NOT! I made some measurements and it seams OK. I hope minor differences will not be noticeable at 80”.
Will it lay perfectly flat ? I hope so, if not, I have to wash it again!
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| Colors of the wet quilt |
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| Wet quilt |
Hopefully tomorrow I will bind it.
Oh my goodness! This is such a very special quilt. Hope it recovers!!!
Glad it came out okay. I do not use detergent on my quilts ever. But I do put them in the dryer until almost dry. This is a very special quilt.
Starch and press and I am sure it will lay flat and look great, because it looks great wet now.
Gorgeous!
Beautiful. I am interested that you wash it before binding. Do you always do this?
I can't imagine how scared you were putting that fabulous quilt in the wash..nor how scared you were when you had to take it out again!
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Reading your post, my heart stops beating simultaneously with your washing machine :D… you are so curageous! I wanna see it binded….I think it will be gorgeous !!
Hello Geta. Your quilt is just beautiful.
How funny – when I first saw your blog, it only said you were from Romania. I was in Brasov for a week in october last year and would have liked to meet you. I was hand sewing a small grandmothers flower garden (running stitched, not epp) at the time.
This is spectacular! I've so enjoyed reading your posts about this fabulous piece.
Looks just beautiful, thank goodness you got your washing machine working again.
Its just to gorgeous
Absolutely amazing