If it's a little dolly quilt I don't wash it when finished because I used leftovers from other quilts whose fabrics were prewashed. No cat or dog and those little quilts get very little handling so fabrics are fresh.
I prewash fabrics for top and backing and use 80/20 or a good poly batting for quilts. This helps keep the flat look I like when I wash and dry the finished quilt. I dry the quilt over my deck railing or over living room couch in bad weather. I don't use fabric softener. May in Jersey
Last edited by May in Jersey; 07-29-2012 at 05:54 AM.