Originally Posted by
PenniF
I wish i had a place to hang things outside !!!.....but my back yard just doesn't really work....and i think the front yard would be a little strange.
That aside...i confess that i machine wash and machine dry all the quilts i make....i figure the recipient will do the same - so few people hang laundry any more.... that i want to make sure everything about the quilt is behaving as it ought.
PS...i don't think 100% poly batting shrinks.
This is what I do too. The recipients of my quilts are not going to do anything special with them, regardless of instructions included, so I wash them like they would, with no special care. So far so good. I use cotton batting and they do crinkle up a bit, but I like that look.