Originally Posted by retired2pa
I'm curious....after you finish a project that will be given to someone, do you wash it first or just give it "new"? What if it's for a small child?
Speaking of washing, I always wash the fabrics before I quilt to control shape, shrinkage, etc. What I found, however, when washing a quilt that got a quick spill is that the thread shrank(!!!) and the quilt became misshapen- because I had not washed the thread (?!) I am so confused - how do you all manage to wash a finished quilt? thank you!!