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Backing for a quilt !! question
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02-12-2012, 05:16 PM
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gayle bong
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If you are going to preshrink, be sure yo get enough after shrinking and squaring. Cotton will typically shrink 3-5%. I recently preshrunk a 108" back and I lost 5". That is close to 5%. For the king, I'd look for the 120" wide and then preshrink.
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