I so get it!!! I worked hard on a Wizard of Oz quilt for my daughter and unknowingly used a wool batting. I washed it and just tossed it in the dryer for a short time. It was awful! Not only was it terribly misshapen it was fuzzy. When I showed it to her she said, "Whats wrong with it?" I finally had to remove it from her bed because she woke up every morning looking like she has a cat shedding all over her in the night. She still loves it and doesn't get what my problem is.......
I hope you work it out and you are able to give it with the love in which you made it....