Originally Posted by
AliKat
I wait til I after the snipping of the exposed seam allowances to get anywhere near washing my quilt. I take it to the laundromat, get it wet, then put it in a dryer without heat. Of course I have to empty the loose threads often while the quilt is in the dryer. When all is finished, then I wash it. The quilts look great.
YES, this is VERY important to remember.!!!! You need to take the quilt when it is ready to be washed for the first time to a Laundromat. My best friend learn this lesson the hard way by having to call a plumber because her drain clog up from the flannel threads from the rag rug. There was also a post from a quilter that had the same problem. It is a lot cheaper to do the first wash there to purge the flannel threads from the quilt.