Originally Posted by redbugsullivan
Originally Posted by EIQuilter
Another thought - was it 31" before you did the quilting or after? The quilting will also make a quilt shrink. I just did one that started at 51x66 and ended at 49x64.
I've discovered the same thing! If you think about the sheer logistics of what quilting does to the fabric by pulling it down and puffing it up, it makes sense.
I measured to see how much binding to cut--
once all the quilting was done. It was 31" square before washing, 28.5" after.