Help. wrinkled batting... Panic!
#13
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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I buy on the roll also. I cut what I need and spread it out on my dining room table with a vinyl padded tablecloth underneath it. I fill my 400 hole steam iron, hold the iron about 4-6 inches away from the batting, and hit it with a shot of steam. Like magic, the batting puffs up and the wrinkles are removed. I move the iron along the whole piece until wrinkles are gone, never touching the batting with the iron itself. It's fast and produces great results. I leave the batting sit on the table to make sure any moisture is dried from it before I place my quilt top and backing on it.
#14
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: kansas
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I usually load my backing and bat the night before I plan to quilt. I'll spray the batting, especially the creases, and roll back and forth. then I lay out the bat and if need be, give it a spray of water and let it lay/hang over the edge. almost always by the time I get ready to quilt the wrinkles are gone. I've not had good luck washing and drying a bat. Have not tried just putting into dryer with wet towel.
#16
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Illinois
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You say it's poly and that's what I use also. Yes, those tend to get wadded around the roll toward the end. When I'm coming to that place on the roll, I unroll it and straighten it out, replace it on the roll and by the time I need the next length it has relaxed.
#17
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Corpus Christi, Tx.
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I just threw mine into a dryer with a damp wash cloth for a few minutes. If it's 100% polyester make sure your dryer is on lowest setting. Often you can just spread polyester batting across a bed, spritz it with warm water, smooth it out and it dries in no time. I did that with some polyester and had ceiling fan on. Worked great.
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