A while ago I was refolding my red and white basket lattice quilt and was a bit taken aback with the border fabric. You see, I didn't remember the fabric I'd chosen as being so salmon. I remembered it as murky and a bit dull.
I didn't give it another thought until I was rummaging through my box of red fabrics and found a piece.
The quilt has been folded and refolded at the end of the bed and then hung over a rail. It is not sun damage, as the colour change is even all around. It has never been stored in a timber cupboard or box. The scrap piece has been stored at the bottom of clear plastic tub. The other reds appear unaffected. The quilt was made about 7-8 years ago and the fabric was used in another scrap quilt, six years ago, and yes it's undergone the same colour change too.
I'm now left wondering what colour will my border be in another 5 years!
Interesting phenomenon Marg, can't say that it has happened to me. I probably wouldn't notice!
If it is magic, maybe there is a packet of Tim Tam's that never empties nearby.
Posted by: Elyte | September 01, 2012 at 11:28 PM
That was a strange thing to happen Marg, shame it happened.
Posted by: Patricia Quinnell | August 31, 2012 at 07:59 AM
Oh dear! I have never heard of such a thing happening before. Was it a cheaper fabric perhaps? Not that cheaper fabrics are always inferior, just a thought. I wouldn't be very happy.
Posted by: Ondrea | August 30, 2012 at 11:40 AM