bearisgray

The Warm and Natural batting I have is probably over 20 years old - don't remember when I bought it.

Anyway - I have a top loading washer. I fill it with hot water and a small amount of laundry detergent - put the batting in the water - let it agitate on "slow/gentle" for a few minutes until the batting is thoroughly wet - stop the washer and let it soak until the water cools down - then I drain it and let the rinse cycle do its thing.

Then I dry it in the dryer. It survives this treatment wonderfully.

I prefer the "flat as possible" look - so that's why I do this.

At the time I did this, I was not "into" measuring things before and after washing - so I am unable to tell you what the shrinkage was.

I do try to minimize the time that the batting is agitated.

Be sure to read the directions that come with your batting!!!!!! I almost dunked some Quilter's Dream batting - the directions that said not to were in very small print on the back side of the label.