Prewash or not???...flannel for rag quilt??
Hi All!
I have purchased a yard each of 24 flannels with the intent of making a large rag quilt for my DH for Christmas. I'm not sure if I should prewash the flannel or not?? This fabric is from Moda...but I have no idea how much it will shrink. Any advice? And..I was thinking of using 1/2 inch seams..or maybe 1 inch?? IDK...any advice on that?? I am planning on using the flannel for the front and back and warm and natural batting. Oh..another thing..I've read where you should take it to laundromat for the first wash after completion but I had a brainstorm. I am thinking of taking an old king size flat sheet and folding it in half and sewing it up...sort of making a huge bag to put the finished quilt in and then use safety pins to close the end..and throwing it in my own washing machine this way, I have a large top load machine that doesn't have the agitator. I was thinking then the strings would all be contained inside the huge bag through the wash, then take it outside and shake it out real good before putting it in the dryer, then clean the filter every 10 minutes or so. Do you think that would work?? This is my first rag quilt and want it to turn out nice.