That ten year WIP I just finished? The multicolored miracle of persistence? One of the right things I did during its construction was prewash every single scrap of fabric. Well, I washed the finished quilt in cold water to get off all the cat fur and ONE OF THE %$#@! PIECES _RAN_ and bled over adjacent patches. Yes, I had synthropol in the rinse. Yes, I washed it two more times with synthropol and color catchers. No,it did not all come out. Nasty, hateful teal green! It's not terribly dark, but one of the smears is right smack dab in the exact center of the quilt in one of the white squares. It still looks more or less all right on a bed, but it is certainly un-showable in a show.
I know that, compared with everyone's health and job and school problems this is piddly, but GEE WHIZ! I was only able to enjoy it unspoiled for less than a week. : -(
Monique in TX