How muck it shrunk
#23
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Saratoga, Arkansas
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I steer clear of flannel too because it not only shrinks, but also some of it will pill too and I can't tell before washing it which will pill. I could work around the shrinking more than the pilling.
#24
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Thornton, Colorado
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I was told by a quilt store owner that she doesn't wash her flannels first, gulp. I just make sure I buy the flannels from LQS and generally avoid flannels from non-quilting stores. I do wash my flannels first before cutting. Since I use cotton batting for my quilts, there is a bit more shrinkage after the completed project is washed. It creates a lovely look!
#25
It is what it is and I figure that the first washing and drying will do most of the shrinking. I use Warm and Natural for most of my batting. It too will shrink a bit, so I always hope that they both will shrink about the same amount -lol.
#27
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: North Carolina
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I have begun work on my very first quilt (I have done an applique wall hanging or two but not anything like a quilt)... and I want to thank you so much for this thread ! I just bought some flannel yesterday because I wanted it to have a soft warm back (lap quilt) and I would never have thought to wash it had I not read this info today. So I have just washed it - and the 2 yards of flannel shrank almost half a yard!!! Thank you for the info !!! Rene
#28
I have never had 100% cotton flannel pill - whether expensive or cheap. What I have had pill is flannel that isn't 100% cotton. Poly /Cotton anything will pill but, flannel is the worst. The cotton lint gets caught in the poly fibers and it is just a mess. If you buy 100% you'll be OK.
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