Do you prewash Warm and Natural Batting?
#63
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i prewashed warm and white on my last quilt i made because even tho warm and white only shrinks 3% i didnt want it to shrink at all the key to washing it so it doesnt fall apart is DO NOT let it agitate in the washer, i just filled machine with warm water let it soak for a while then skipped the agitate let it rinse and spin , put it in the dryer and dried it then used it in what i was making
#66
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I think there are directions right on the package. Don't use soap or detergent. I prewash mine by putting it on a rinse cycle using cold water. I stand right by the machine while it fills, and stop it before it starts agitating. I think you said you have a front fill, so that would be an issue. Spinning the water out is not a problem. Then I just dry it in the dryer. I've never had a problem. Be prepared for at least 3% shrinkage.
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Once I used a wool batt and it was like butter to hand quilt. It was a twin size. I hand washed it in the bathtub and laid flat in the yard to dry. It came out perfect. It was given to my son and his wife with the instructions that you can't wash it in the washing machine only hand wash. They took it to the cleaners instead and told them it couldn't be washed. However, they washed it and it was now shrunken down to crib size. They collected a $100 or so from the cleaner and just tossed it in the toy box and used it when someone needed a coverup. However I awoke one night and thought the only thing wrong with that quilt was the batt so I unsewed everyone of my hand stitches. I added another border and put the whole thing together again. They love it and they can wash it with the new poly batt.
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
I like the puckery look after the firs wash so I leave my batting alone. If it is very wrinkled, I may toss it in the dryer with a damp towel or just hang it over the banister to hang out.
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Originally Posted by sewverybusy
Once I used a wool batt and it was like butter to hand quilt. It was a twin size. I hand washed it in the bathtub and laid flat in the yard to dry. It came out perfect. It was given to my son and his wife with the instructions that you can't wash it in the washing machine only hand wash. They took it to the cleaners instead and told them it couldn't be washed. However, they washed it and it was now shrunken down to crib size. They collected a $100 or so from the cleaner and just tossed it in the toy box and used it when someone needed a coverup. However I awoke one night and thought the only thing wrong with that quilt was the batt so I unsewed everyone of my hand stitches. I added another border and put the whole thing together again. They love it and they can wash it with the new poly batt.
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