It's one of my signature things I do with my quilts. Just be sure to pre-wash in very warm water, I usually do a double rinse with warm water too and then dry it on a warm heat. You want to do all you can to preshrink it. I tell people to wash it on cold in the future. Also when I sew the binding on I always sew it down once and then go right next to it again before sewing it down on the back side. So far in the many years I have been doing it there has been no problems.