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creations-by-chaosfay · 5 months

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Final pictures of the Halloween Dream pair, a commission for @buttercupyarnart. Unfortunately, my husband decided that since we were out of color catcher sheets (used to catch bleeding dye) and instead just used salt to set the dye and prevent future bleeding, he's going to wash it anyway. The black fabric bled everywhere, and salt set it, as well as heat from the dryer. There is nothing I can do, and I am rightfully angered by his carelessness.

We use a laundromat, which is expensive even though it's the lowest cost one he could find. It's why I don't prewash fabric. When we have our own washing machine*, this won't be an issue.

Okay, now for pictures.

Closeups

The mini quilt

Closeups

He'll be getting color catcher sheets before doing laundry next week, no worries about that.

But 76 hours of work, ruined by his carelessness.

#quilt #sewing #handmade #halloween #handquilting #*i want a Speed Queen. They're used by laundromats and made to last. our washing machine died last summer. transmission fluid leaked out #and water got into the engine. less than three years use and $500. we had a repairman come see about fixing it and he explained #this is by design because he sees the same thing in both cheap and expensive models. repairs would've cost $700 and the same thing #would happen again. he suggested a Speed Queen because they will last for decades. especially in a household of 2 #unfortunately they're ~$1000 USD which is money we do not have. we spend $80-$100 each month doing laundry but we #can't afford $1000 all in one go. that'll be a future ko-fi goal.

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