Boy, I wish I had read this three days ago. Making my first quilt. Haven't sewn much in years. Have the top made, I'm glad its going to a 5 year old
. Anyhow, I bought 100% cotton batting, because I prewashed all my fabric, I also just this evening presoaked the batting,ugh! My questions, are is it necessary to preshrink the batting when you have preshrunk the other material? Should I not use all cotton thread when I quilt the top?