Am I the only one with this problem?
 

When I made a lap sized rag quilt and washed it to rag it up per instruction my washing machine plugged up and DH had to unplug it. We have a Whirlpool Duet front loader that normally doesn't give me problems.

Am I doing something wrong?

I would like to make some more rag quilts and bought a die for it but I am hesitant to start just thinking about washing the rag quilt and having the same problem.

The one rag quilt I made had three layers of flannel.

I have heard a lot of people say to take them to a Laundromat to wash and dry so your machine isn't clogged up. I washed mine in my top load machine and had no problems.

I use cotton fabric with thin batting in the middle. It hasn't been a problem with the washing machine but I usually go to the laundromat and use the large industrial machine and dryer for the rag wash.

Anyone plug up the laundromat machine? LOL OK It seems to be the way to go. Can I do more then one rag quilt in the big machine?

The laundromats by me actually have posted signs that rag quilts/rugs are not permitted in their machines. :shock:

I took mine to the laundromat, too, for the first couple of washes and dryings.

So where should one take them?

You can brush them to loosen and fluff the "rag" ends, before you wash. That eliminates a lot of the loose stuff that clogs the washer and dryer.

There is an alternate solution but it takes a lot of elbow grease:

Spritz the seam lightly with water and brush it out using the chenille brush. Repeat until you are satisfied.