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Old 01-31-2017, 09:25 AM
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Garden Gnome
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If your main concern is the crinkly look that happens after a new quilt is washed, you might want to try pre-shrinking the batting before using it. (Soak in bath tub, drip dry, then finish in dryer) I think the batting shrinks a lot more than the quilt top or backing, so that causes most of the crinkle if the quilt is first washed after quilting it. I keep thinking I am going to do this, but I have begun to value the crinkled look more, so...

For what it is worth, in my experience, the modern (brand name) fabrics bleed very little, and it is easily captured by a color catcher or two. (can't say this about batiks, as I have almost no experience with them, nor with hand dyed anything)
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