I have a little story to share that will hopefully reassure anyone that's on the fence about using wool batting, because they think you have to pamper it.
One of the quilts that I made was a queen size one for my oldest son. When I gave it to him, I gave him
very clear washing instructions - take it to the laundromat, wash it on warm in a double washer and dry it on warm.
Well, at Christmas he was telling me how much he loves that quilt and that he's washed it twice already. His dog gets on the bed and apparently she loves it too.
"Yeah, I just stuffed it in my washer with hot water and it turned out great!"
"Wait...you used
hot water?! And you didn't take it to the laundromat?"
"No! That's what you told me to do..."
No, that's
not what I told him to do (35 years old and he still doesn't pay attention when I talk...
), but the moral of the story is that the quilt took a lickin' and kept on tickin'! He said it still looks like it did the day I gave it to him.
I love Quilter's Dream wool batting - the quilts are so soft and cuddly, lightweight and warm that I don't want to use anything else.