Originally Posted by
ckcowl
I ALWAYS - last step after binding is tossing the quilt in the washer- then the dryer----every quilt---every time---I want to see how it comes out before it goes to whom ever it is going to...
I totallly agree, plus I want to be sure there is no left over dust, grime, cat hair, etc, that might have gotten on the quilt while I was working on it. And I love the slight shrinking from the batting & the softened feel after it is washed. That slight shrinking does hide some quilting mistakes.