Okay, I have been washing the fabric since I started quilting 5 years ago. I wash the fabric in warm water, use 2-3 color catchers (in nylon bags) and in the bags I put clothes pins holding the color catchers slightly flat out. I don't put the fabric in the bags, just put it in with the bags. I wash with warm water and have started using the the Purex No Sort (can only find it on Amazon, not in our area) using warm water. When the fabric is done in the washer, I shake it out and put it in the dryer with the woolsie balls for 10 minutes on low. Then I hang the fabric up on my plastic hangers, hand pressing the edges so that they aren't crinkled up. After they are dry, I iron them using starch/Best Press depending on what I have. Then they are ready to use. The backings are washed the same way. Then, when I am ready for the batting, I get 5 wash cloths wet and put them in with the batting for 20 minutes in the dryer on low. Gets the wrinkles out of the batting and the batting then has been dried somewhat with the wet cloths. Hope this helps.
Last edited by QuiltingHaven; 11-09-2015 at 02:25 PM.