Difference between line drying and machine drying quilt
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Difference between line drying and machine drying quilt
I have always line dried my quilts (hang them outside on the clothesline). I'm finishing one today to gift to someone. It has poly batting, the label says something about shrinkage. If I machine dry it, will it look different than if I line dry it?
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Thanks Maniac. If I had to choose between an air fluff in the dryer and using my outdoor clothesline (with no difference in how my quilt comes out) I'll take the clotheseline any day!
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I wish i had a place to hang things outside !!!.....but my back yard just doesn't really work....and i think the front yard would be a little strange.
That aside...i confess that i machine wash and machine dry all the quilts i make....i figure the recipient will do the same - so few people hang laundry any more.... that i want to make sure everything about the quilt is behaving as it ought.
PS...i don't think 100% poly batting shrinks.
That aside...i confess that i machine wash and machine dry all the quilts i make....i figure the recipient will do the same - so few people hang laundry any more.... that i want to make sure everything about the quilt is behaving as it ought.
PS...i don't think 100% poly batting shrinks.
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I wish i had a place to hang things outside !!!.....but my back yard just doesn't really work....and i think the front yard would be a little strange.
That aside...i confess that i machine wash and machine dry all the quilts i make....i figure the recipient will do the same - so few people hang laundry any more.... that i want to make sure everything about the quilt is behaving as it ought.
PS...i don't think 100% poly batting shrinks.
That aside...i confess that i machine wash and machine dry all the quilts i make....i figure the recipient will do the same - so few people hang laundry any more.... that i want to make sure everything about the quilt is behaving as it ought.
PS...i don't think 100% poly batting shrinks.
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I don't have a lot of choice. I have no clothesline anymore and not enough floor space. No other choice but to use the dryer. My grandmother had 3 lines just close enough she would place them securely on top by pinning them with small c clamps or safety pins. They dried really quickly. Living in the Midwest she planned her laundry days around the weather.
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