RkayD

I always do that and in hot water even and dry on high heat. I figure not everyone will be as careful as I would be...and if anything is going to happen to it that would do it...then I can fix it before its out the door. Ya know...I've been doing it that way for over 10 years and have never had an issue.

carolaug

on my second quilt...I washed it and one of the borders all shredded...I am so glad that I did not give that away...I learned to really be careful...double sew in some cases. I also learned to machine sew the top all around the outside before putting on the binding. I also think I may start blanket stiching the out side of the quilt prior to putting on the binding. Better to take the extra time prior to binding than once washed.

Butterflyblue

I always wash my quilts first, too. I don't feel quite easy about them until I am sure they've survived the wash.

sueisallaboutquilts

Thanks for the great tip! I'm going to do that!! :D

Qbee

Me too! I'm a Newbie and it is these types of posts that have taught me SO much. Thank yo SO much!!

cheryl rearick

I love learning and that is what I get a lot of here. Thank you for sharing great ideas :)

quiltmaker

I always wash mine after quilting for all the reasons that have been previously listed. One never knows if there might be a place to fix until its washed and it helps in getting those extra threads one might have missed.

SoftOceanBreeze

Great tip! I've made about 4-5 quilts at this point, and on the last two (done at the same time), I read that it was good to do a stitch through all the layers around the edges before the binding. I found it much easier to finish after I had done that.

sharoney

I ALWAYS wash quilts when I am finished with them. I love how they look fresh out of the dryer.

carolaug

Me too...I love the cringle look and it makes my machine quilting look better.