Originally Posted by Candace
If the batting is a poly cotton mix, it shouldn't have shrunk much at all. Wool batts shrink significantly-as much as your describing. Are you sure it's not wool?
That would be my question too. I have never actually touched the wool batting so I wouldn't be able to tell.
When I make a quilt I actually love when it shrinks a bit and puckers up because that hides the imperfect quilting stitches.
I just realized that you posted pictures and honestly, I don't see a problem. The quilt looks exactly as I would expect after a wash. It is really pretty.
Next time, you may want to do a little more quilting and the pucker effect won't be as noticeable.