Iwash natural batting, takes care of the shrinking and wrinkles.

I was told to put the (dry) batting in the dryer for 10 minutes or so and the wrinkles have come out for me. I have not made a great number of quilts but the ones I did make seemed fine.

If its been folded I do, especially when I'm in a hurry. Sometimes I just hang it out on the clothes line for a day, but I'm not patient enough to wait a whole day most of the time.

I use warm and natural and not only always press it but I preshrink it beforehand. This sometimes gets awkward as the pieces can be large for a large quilt. But you can wet it down in the bathtub.

Fluffing it in a dryer makes a big difference. You might want to try that.

After a very bad experience with literally melting/fusing a poly batting in the dryer, I now lay it out on a bed. I then spray it with a wrinkle-resist product, then smooth it out with my hands. I then turn on the ceiling fan and let it dry. This takes out some wrinkles, but doesn't really get out the major creases and poofs. I've only used bagged battings which are often rather wrinkled.

I think I will try the dryer again but will use a wet towel this time. In my first attempt, I had only sprayed a little water into the dryer.

I never thought of ironing I have always used the dryer then lay it on the bed in the spare romm and is always smooth

I also use this method and fine it works really well

I don't use the pre-packed batting anymore because of all thw winkles and thin and thick places....so i purchase it on roll when it is on sale....much better....of course i have to save up some monies......but well worth it !!!!!

Yes, I press. I use a poly/cotton batt. It often stays in the original packaging for ages. After I lay the batting out across a bed for a day or two, if there are still wrinkles or "thick spots", I use a dry warm iron to work it all smooth.

Something to think about. Never did it.

I also use my steam iron as I don't have anywhere to lay out the entire batting for a few days. Steam works really well.

The quilting spray also seems to help flatten the wrinkles. - Cynthia

My sister does this also. And she has to go up and down the steps to do it!

Sure helps get those wrinkles out!

I generally open up the batting and leave it on a bed or table for a day.
Next day, when I spread it out on the fabric, I 'spread' it with my longest ruler -- just like butter on bread. A teacher I know always did it and it seems to take out the wrinkles and bumps and I have never had any bunch or stretch.
Mary

A thought just came into my head. Are any of these cotton or bamboo batting come from China? I heard about the bedbug problem in clothing so I wonder if we should steam them before using them to make sure. Just a thought.

Donna Jean is right on! Even though no one told me about this in a book or class, I did it on my own. Pressing COMPRESSES the batting while steamin removes the wrinkles, buckles and waves, restores it closer to even thickness and helps realign the sides into a regular shape.

What I do is place the batting on the table, with a towel underneath, and then put the backing on top. Then I iron. This works even with Poly batting.
After I am sure it is lying nice and flat, then I do the traditional clamping and layering.
It works for me

Yes, I lightly steam press mine before I use it.

Never, always hand wash unless poly, roll in a large bed sheet and lay flat to dry that usually fixes most creases.

see sharonschamber.com video re sandwiching, it changed my life!

My new dryer has a steam cycle that worked great today for a king size batting.

I usually put mine in the dryer on freshen to get the wrinkles out

This is what I do as well.