Originally Posted by ckcowl
when a flannel quilt is all done, pieced, quilted and bound then and only then does the flannel go into the wash...i wash it like i wash anything else, normal setting, warm water. then i toss them into a nice hot dryer...they come out FLUFFY- SOFT- OH SO COZY!!!
That is what I was thinking - the reason for making the blocks larger that usual and allowing for the shrinkage.