washing finished quilts
#21
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: MN
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I do keep the agitation to a minimum - I think that's what is hard on an item.
I see no reason to block them when - so far - opposite sides have ended up to be the same length - and the corners are square.
I do wash them because everything has been handled a lot in the process - and I did have cats - who participated in the making of the quilts.
I'm also a bit of a fanatic about how the grain lines go. I like them either parallel or perpendicular to the edges of the quilt.
#27
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Join Date: Nov 2012
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I love to wash my quilts as soon as I'm done with the binding. Love to see the crinkle, feel them soften up. It's not finished til it's washed and dryed at my house. I've been known to stay up until the wee hours of the morning just to see it completely finished.
#30
When I want a more modern look I use either pre-shrunk Hobb's 80/20 or Quilter's Dream poly. The QD poly is more like a cotton batt than the old style poly batts.
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