Do you prewash Warm and Natural Batting?
05-26-2011, 07:54 AM
#42
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I always soak W & N, spin the water off and machine dry because I don't want so much shrinkage when the quilt is washed. Can you trick your machine by letting it fill on one of the cycles with the batting inside, turn it off and maybe squeeze the water around a bit with your hands, then turn it back on to a spin cycle? Something like that? I would be very concerned about letting it agitate at all as it would likely tear. Good luck!
05-26-2011, 08:08 AM
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I am in the middle of quilting a very large quilt for my son for Fathers Day. I did not wash anything before hand, but for the first time I am going to wash it after it is done. I do like the crinkle look and I want to make sure it will survive my grandkids and their mother.....
05-26-2011, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by thimblebug6000
I put my batt in the washer, let it fill with cold water....soak 10 min...spin.... take it out & put it on air fluff in dryer until almost dry, then try to lay it flat until 100% dry.
It will still shrink some, but the end result isn't an "antique" looking quilt, just a well loved one.
It will still shrink some, but the end result isn't an "antique" looking quilt, just a well loved one.
05-26-2011, 09:58 AM
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I have only prewashed batting for wallhangings. Place in washer, fill with cold water, drain, spin, put in dryer for air dry and then delicate heat for final dry and shrinkage. Really, most of the shrinkage is in the dryer.
05-26-2011, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by virtualbernie
I don't prewash either fabric or batting. All gets washed after the quilt is done then it shrinks together if at all.
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