Originally Posted by
Libster
NZquilter, just an off the wall question- did you wash and dry your fabrics before cutting and making your blocks?
Yes I did. I think that's why the shrinkage looks more obvious. Funny enough, I didn't wash my backing and the back of the quilt looks much more like I was expecting: a nice crinkle.
Originally Posted by
Onebyone
I usually pre shrink any cotton type batting. I don't wash it, I let the dyer do the work. I spray it with water until damp and dry on hot. No stretching or hassle with a heavy mess of wet batting.
This sounds like the easiest way to pre-shrink! Thanks! I will try this for my next quilt.
Thank you all for your help! I am okay with the shrinkage on this quilt because I know my daughters don't care, but I'll be making a huge quilt for my DH's Aunt for Christmas. I was planning on doing some simple "custom" quilting and don't want shrinkage like this to happen on it. I have a huge roll of this Pellon batting too!