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Dubious UFOs

I'm still spring cleaning, and in the process found a bin of vintage fabric and unfinished quilt projects, most of which I believe were gifted to me by well-meaning family members and friends. That would explain how I got this quilt top, which is beautifully pieced but not something I would purchase for myself (still had a ten dollar price tag on it, too. Maybe my mom did this to me.)

Under it I found what I assume is the backing fabric, in a lovely shade of dark rose pink. Another warning sign; I almost never buy red or pink fabric.

Just out of curiosity I washed the backing fabric with a color grabber sheet (twice), with this result each time. It bleeds like I do. I will probably keep the top -- at least until I remember or find out who gave it to me -- but do something else with the backing fabric that does not require laundering, or is all red. Or maybe donate it. I don't know, it's so hard for me to pass a problem like this onto someone else. Stay tuned to see what else came out of the bin.

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