Originally Posted by
QuiltnLady1
I would say it is OK -- I would preshrink all fabrics since the batting won't shrink. Other than that, the quilt may be a bit warmer and loftier (depends on the loft of the batting) and you can generally quilt further apart. I would not use if if someone is going to wash the quilt in hot water -- not sure how the batting will react.
It doesn't hurt to run the batting thru a very short cycle, either. Sometimes it sucks itself up a bit.