Im confused from top to bottom on this one.

The scrim is like a thin interfacing or netting (I think) that would prevent the batting from washing away if it is facing out. Facing in, or on the wrong side of the top, the batting is 'loose' and washes away.

Ok I am going to try expliaining it!

What I do is make the top like any other top, then I baste it like any other quilt top MINUS the backing. Then I quilt it like any other quilt. MINUS the backing. Then once I am done quilting I stitch around the outside of the whole quilt so the edges don't fray in the wash. I throw it in the wash, toss it in the dryer. Pull it out, baste it to the backing and do VERY MINIMAL quilting through all three layers. Just enough to hold them together so the backing doesn't become baggy!

The scrim is a mesh like stuff that holds the warm and natural together. So when I quilt I quilt with it OUT. Well NORMALLY thats how I do it. If you do not do it like that, this is the result!

Okay -- I understand WHAT you do now but I don't understand WHY you do it that way. Seems like a lot of work!!!?????

Some how it all got caught up on itself and I only had a few little pieces in the washer. lol However I am left with a NICE fat MESS!

Anyways, I have moved on to the next! Zach will understand. lol thankfully he doesn't know he is supposed to be getting it. I'll get his done next week!

I do it this way because I don't like baggy backs. Why not quilt all three layers at the same time throughout the whole top? because I don't like all the quilting in the cuddle plush fabric either! I know, to picky but thats just how it is! lol And actually the only "extra" work, is basting the second time and I only have to do about 1/4 as much as you do when you quilt all three layers, and actually I only baste the top and batting about 1/4 as much as normal because I don't have to worry about wrinkles! so actually I am only basting half as much as a normal quilt even though I do it twice.

Its really not that bad, had I not hit this snag I would have finished two 48"x60" quilts in two days!

Thanks for the pictures! I am so sorry :( What a huge mess :( Ughh that is so frustrating. I never knew that you could quilt and wash without the back. If you do it the right way :) So sorry

You know, I would personally never do it this way, but that's what I love about quilting and quilters - we each have our own way of doing things that works for us and that's all that matters! :D

Does the scrim side let the batting slide easily? I can't help thinking the batting would stick on the feed dogs.

i use Heirlooms 80/20 cotton batting. usually fusible. and i'
ve put the batting under the top and fused and quilted it and then added backing and done the binding. then washed!! if i spray basted, i do the top to the batting and turn over and spray the backing to the batting, then quilt.
i think i only have one pkg of batting that mentions scrim. i will watch that one but still, i add backing before washing the quilt.