Laundry Day in California

 

With all the storms brewing in other parts of the United States, I almost feel guilty grabbing a few sunny days here in California and laundering some quilts. Neither one of these quilts has ever been washed. Of course, they have just hung on walls from time to time, so haven’t had much of a chance to become soiled. I washed them separately in the bathtub with a little Synthrapol mixed into the water. I was worried about the reds bleeding even though the fabric had been prewashed, but all was good.

After a thorough rinsing, I lifted the quilts out of the bathtub with a flannel sheet, them spread them out on the lawn with clean flannel sheets beneath them. They dried quickly in the warm sun.

“Trees Make Good Neighbors” 2006

“Durga’s Journey” 2006

Detail shot.

I have one more quilt that needs to be laundered. Maybe next weekend…