I would recommend to take any newly made & finished rag quilt(s) to the laundromat for at
least 2 times (a few more times to be on the safe side) before washing/drying at home. I place the quilts in a front loading machine & don't pack them inside-very loosely. I run the machine at a
regular cycle-opting for a
prewash cycle if available. I dry the quilts in a dryer also loosely with not too many items inside the drum itself.
To see one of my recent rag quilt projects actually in the process of being washed & dried as still images (JPEG photographs), see:
http://sites.google.com/site/compact...y-quilt-series
And another completed example below
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