Originally Posted by
3591tjl
This info has been very helpful to me. I was going to ask a question about the preferred batting to use. The few quilts that I have made I used batting that was given to me, not knowing what kind it was. My first purchase was a Warm & Natural. Not knowing any better, I just used it right out the bag without doing anything to it. I think I'll Keep that quilt for muself.
Wait now, there's NOTHING wrong with using W&N right out of the bag! It will shrink up a bit and give the quilt a little bit of a "crinkle" but LOTS of people really like that look and use cotton batting exclusively just so they can always get that vintage crinkled look. For me it depends on the quilt, sometimes I pre-shrink, sometimes I don't. Just depends on how I want the quilt to look at the end and what style I'm going for. On quilts I make for my MIL & GMIL; they like the vintage look so I make sure NOT to pre-shrink so I will get maximum crinkling.
