My best friend from childhood had her second baby boy in September. I finally got round to finishing little Henry’s baby quilt in November to give it to him when I met him for the first time. It’s a sweet little quilt and simple design.
The fabric is Makower UK and then supplemented with Kona solids.
I was horribly disappointed to see the fabric bled when I washed it. You can see the red in the image above caused the surrounding white to go a bit pink. This has never happened before and I would never expect it to with quilting fabric. I know some people prewash, but I’ve never had a problem and I’ve made a lot of quilts. I was embarrased for this to happen on a gift. It’s one of a handful of the quilts I’ve made as a gift and I just can’t believe I’ve had to hand it over like this. I guess it adds to the ‘homemade’ appeal, but I still am so embarrassed. Not what I would expect.
Luckily, I don’t think Henry will mind. Welcome to the world, beautiful little man.
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Love the simple design of this…so cute! I use these color catching sheets in the wash when I have a mostly white quilt. So far so good. I do not like to pre wash either.