Hi, I have a question I would like to ask all of you. Do you always have to tack the batting to the quilt top and bottom? I know it sounds like a dumb question. I just finished my third quilt which was a Log Cabin. I was going to give it to my son for his birthday and I wanted it to be clean so I washed it. I was told by someone that since the three pieces were solid that I didn't have to tack it. Well...you gussed it. After I took it out of the dryer I noticed a lot of lumps in the quilt. I ended up taking it apart and the batting was a mess. Some of it was fine but a lot of it had come apart and was lumped together. I remember my mother using old blankets as a batting so I purchased some fleece and hand sewed the two halfs together and I am using that as the new batting. I also will stich in various places. Just wanted to know if any one else has had that problem. Look forward to hearing form any of you. Thanks