Originally Posted by
dunster
I've made several rag quilts and I prewash all my fabric, yet I've never had the problem you describe. Maybe I've just been lucky?
Prewashing isn't the problem for me. However, once the top is made I only wet it, then take it to the local laundromat to barely dry and fluff a lot. I found I had to often remove the lint manually. This was no big problem.
A story: the first time I took one to the laundromat a small foreign woman kept saying "is broke!" as I kept removing the lint. She did get to see the final product and smiled.