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Old 04-21-2015, 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by juneayerza View Post
I agree, I doubt 10% of the people in the USA line dry any more.
In our area, many communities will not allow outside clothes lines..We can where we live thank goodness...still a single line is too hard on a quilt IMHO.
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Old 04-21-2015, 06:26 AM
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Originally Posted by maryb119 View Post
I air dry my quilts by either hanging them outside or just simply putting them on top of a bed and then flipping it over once every 12 hours or so to allow even drying. I don't use the dryer for my quilts.
Do you put something under to absorb the moisture? I would think the bed would keep it damp.
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Old 04-21-2015, 07:41 AM
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Almost all of my quilts have poly batting and never shrink. I dry all of them in the dryer on low or the sensi-dry setting. Most people if not all will dry in the dryer at whatever setting. They will probably wash them way too often also.
Outside birds like to fly over and leave droppings on clothes or whatever. I only dry throw rugs over the fence in the backyard.
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Something to be aware of when line drying is allergies, especially this time of the year with all the pollen.
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Old 04-21-2015, 09:07 AM
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I dry mine in the dryer in the winter all the time. The only differnce I've come across is line dried they smell so fresh and dried in the dryer they are fluffier.
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