OK, I feel like a total idiot. So, my one monthly goal project was to trim and bind a quilt. Here is the problem. This was a UFO quilt that had been around for quite some time, so I decided to wash it before I quilted it. So far, not to dumb, but wait… At the lat minute, I got the crazy idea to wash the piece of batting that I was going to use also. So far, not a problem, except for the fact that I washed them together and the pieced top was mostly black. Needless to say my quilt top came out with a ridiculous amount of lint all over it. OK, so I deserve that for not thinking. But wait there’s more. I thought OK, so I will have to spend more than the usual amount of time removing lint and dog hair. I proceeded to quilt it with all the lint all over it, like an idiot. Then this morning as I was attempting to de-lint it and most of the lint was quilted into the quilt and would not easily come off with a lint roller. I worked on if for …way to long and all the lint is still not gone. I have to brush it with a toothbrush and then use the list roller before it even thinks about coming off. I am so mad at myself. It was like a parade of dumb mistakes. In case it isn’t obvious, the photo are sheets from my lint roller. Ahhhhh. Stuff happens.
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Oh, I feel your pain, quilting sister. Last week or so, I had sewn some red and white half-square triangles and soaked them in cold water to remove the blue water soluble marker lines. Without a color catcher. Sigh. I would never wash red and white together with laundry! Arrrgh. Then I decided that tossing them in the dryer would be a good idea. So now they are red, white, pink AND fraying on the edges. Good times. Anyway, I love your story. Glad to know I’m not alone out here. Best wishes on getting the lint/hair out! 🙂
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Thanks Stacey, glad I am not alone.
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This is so true – so glad to hear that my creative friends are also out there making mistakes and sharing their lessons.
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One right after the other.
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Funny – that made me laugh!
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Thanks for sharing your lesson learned.
We all have similar lessons to share.
Stuff does happen! 🙃
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🙂
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I’ve not done that a quilt ,but I have done that with clothes and towels. 😳 Something’s just don’t mix well. Lol
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One time my husband put in my black VELVET dress with a load of white towels. Since then, I’ve made a real point to NOT let the laundry build up to the point he pitches in.
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Ohhh….😳 lint roller company just got richer!😄
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Yep, they totally did😡
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Bet he never gets asked to fo the laundry….
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OH bummer! 😝
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Oh no…. I wonder if rewashing the quilt with a little vinegar with the detergent, then drying it with a bunch of microfiber cloths would help. The vinegar wash supposedly help loosen it and microfiber is excellent at picking up lint. Just a thought…
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Thanks for the idea. Much appreciated.
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Thanks for the heads up. I’m sorry you had a hard time with this but thanks for sharing the warning. It’s comforting to know that even seasoned quilters have an off day.
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Some days you should just walk away and come back at a different time. I should have.
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I agree. Had to do it many times.
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Isn’t that the truth, Lori – I have been in that death spiral of bad decisions, as well. I think it’s usually when I am trying to complete something by a certain deadline.
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I don’t do well with deadlines either 🙂
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Oh dear. That’s a laundry mistake not to be repeated. oopsy!
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Oh pooh. Each time I would make a silly mistake my kids would look at me very serious and say, Well, I bet you won’t do that again will you? So sorry.
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Thanks.
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And now, none of us will do it, either. : )
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Well, if it stops kne person then I guess it was worth telling on myself
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We have all done these kinds of things and all we can do is laugh together over them 🙂
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So sorry Lori. I learned to never wash my batting. What I do is to lay it across my long arm, spritz it with water the day before I start quilting and all the wrinkles are gone. I also never wash a quilt top before it is quilted. Now I may have mis-read your post. Did you say that you washed the top before quilting it? And then threw in the batting with the quilt top?
Do you know I have never washed a quilt that I have made? I pre wash all fabrics. NOW I have had my list of horror stories and I think that one of them had something to do with washing the batting – what a mess.
A friend of mine in a guild (long time ago) entered a quilt, and washed it – I thought it looked terrible but she liked it – hence I never wash mine – IF I did it would be air dried. I am so sorry that this has happened. The picture looks like it has been quilted, this is where I am confused.
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I washed both together. They were old ans smelled funny to me. Rhen I quilted with de-linting from the batting and quiled the fuzz right into the quilt. A bunch of stupidness all rolled up into one quilt.
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I got a good laugh, for which I apologize. Some days are like that!
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No need for apologies
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You need to send this gaffe in to a magazine that has a section for the last laugh. At least you might get some money from the mistake if they print it.😉
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I’ve never washed a batting until it was inside a completed quilt. I use Quilters Dream cotton and can’t recall ever having fold lines in it. If they are there, they come right out, before I notice them. Sometimes I just bang my head on the wall, though, for the things I do. As soon as I do them, I completely know it was a terrible mistake, even before I see the results!
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