Do you pre-shrink batting?
#11
Originally Posted by kathy
I soak my batts in very warm water, NEVER agitate, then spin and dry in the dryer, I take it out and fold neatly before it has time to get wrinkled. I quilt my on a midarm machine and it will still shrink up some when the quilt is washed. Save the package for the longarmer but almost anything they would do would cover even the every three inches batts.
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Originally Posted by dsb38327
It would destroy the batting and might really mess your washing machine up.
But now it is a joke between my wife and I that if a quilt I make can survive the "Fingers of Death" it will live through anything!!
#14
Thank you all for your sound advice. You've given me lots to think about. In the meantime, I'm busy piecing, and will continue to do so today, provided we don't loose power again. The utility companies are straining with the high heat we've been having here in NY.
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