Originally Posted by erstan947
I had a same experience. I went back to the quilt shop and read the bolt end. Sure enough....it had a high percent poly and the heat from the iron shrank it. I adjusted my seams to compensate for the 1/4 inch loss and finished the top. I have yet to quilt it. Guess this one will stay here....the dogs will appreciate it.
I rarely prewash but have quite a few fabrics that had to be "pre-washed" after we had a flood in our basement. So anything that will end up in a quilt with fabric that was already pre-washed I do wash but other than that I don't. But I am not suprised to find that the fabric that had a high % of poly also shrunk because when manufactures put poly in their fabric they usually put it on the machine and the natural fabrics are woven into it. The poly's are stronger because they stretch. Therefore anything that stretches will shrink as well.