Originally Posted by Lilrain
I DO NOT LIKE the puckery look at all. I even prewash my cotton or cotton/poly batting to avoid that. I like my quilts to look as much like they did when first made as possible after washing.
And that's fine. Many people like puckers, many don't, and some of us (me for one) don't care that much, or make the decision on a quilt-by-quilt basis.