http://en.allexperts.com/q/Quilting-2339/bearding.htm

scroll down and read this article

It wasn't something you did wrong. I would follow Shibori's advice to fix it.

The problem with using an adhesive lint roller or contact paper (a paper with sturdy adhesive on one side) is that it will continue to pull new fibers through.

oh yes, and it was wool that gave me the troubles. It was easier to try to pull it back down then remove the fuzzies on top. Sort of like a box of Kleenex, the more you try to pull off and out of the top, the more will follow and work its' way through.

It is a shelf lining paper that has a sticky back like tape. It works better than a lint roller, because it comes on a large roll and you can cut off what you need. Contact is actually the brand. Actually some of our craft shops carry it or you can get at stores similar to Target and Walmart. See if this helps.
http://www.amazon.com/Con-Tact-24F-C...9211383&sr=8-3

I have never used wool before and that could be part of the problem. I always have a little bearding. But can usually get it off or it it is still attached to the batting inside, I can force it back through with a needle. It does have a tendency to migrate through stitches and seams.

Thanks for all the links, I am reading through them all.
Thankfully once I pulled the bearding off, nothing more has come out. The quilt is still wet though, so I'll see tomorrow.
Thankfully the batting for my next quilt is cotton.

i would not use that type of batting again..i would probably take it to the quilt shop you bought it at, and show them. not to confront them or anything..but to let them know what happens to it once it is washed. maybe they will stop selling it and carry another brand of batting.

they make something called a fabric comb..my daughter uses it on her sweaters..

http://www.google.com/search?q=fabri...=com.microsoft:en-US&ie=utf8&oe=utf8

dritz makes them too..

I'm pretty sure Hobbs wool batting is the only one that doesn't beard. They have a patent on the bonding process, I think.