Old 11-03-2010, 02:35 PM
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texana
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You can figure most cotton top quality quilting fabrics will shrink at least 3%. If you want that puckery look to your quilt, don't pre-wash. Batting shrinks too. If everything is washed beforehand, there will be less shrinkage in the finished product.

I've had several queen size quilts fit a full bed perfectly after washing it. Now I take that into consideration before I make that first cut.
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