AboutAudrey Zohner Expertise I am an expert rag quilter. I have made over 100 rag quilts and would love to assist others with questions and methods. I don't know much about actual quilting like machine or hand quilting or applique. I am, however, the resident expert on rag quilting in my town. If you want to make a rag quilt, I am your woman.
Experience I have been sewing for 12 years and rag quilting for 4. I have experienced just about every pitfall there is in rag quilting. Check out my quilts at audreysragquilts.etsy.com.
Organizations ISU Craft Club
EtsyKids
Education/Credentials High school diploma
Bachelor's in Animal Science
Question I cannot get my rag purse to stop shedding. Can you help with any suggestions? Thank you very much.
Answer If you've only washed it like, two times, then I would say just be patient. However, here are a few ways to defuzz the stuff.
1. Take it outside and beat it. Literally. Now, don't go all crazy and ruin it, but I like to hang my quilts after I wash and dry them the first time and gently hit them with a big spoon. This is really good to do on a windy day. You could also take it outside and shake it like crazy.
2. Put it in the dryer with a couple of tennis balls. The balls will hit the purse and dislodge more fuzz. Make sure to watch your lint catcher, though.
3. Go outside and hand pick the edges. I have done this with a levi quilt that fuzzed like crazy. I just took the side of my thumb and the side of my folded down pointer finger and kind of pinched the edges. I got quite a bit of lint while doing it. Then I went with option 1 to get the rest.
Hope this helps. Your purse should stop shedding after the third wash or so.
