tropit

I'm considering washing a quilt that I'm working on before I go ahead and bind it. There are a few areas where the quilting is less than perfect and I'm not sure if the "puckering effect" after washing will hide it, or if I have to go and rip it out and do over. Has anyone else done this?

~ C

Jingle

I would not wash before binding. I wash only after binding. If you wash before let us know how it worked or not.

SusieQOH

I've never done it either. Let us know if you do and how it works out.

nativetexan

oh have patience and wash it after binding. all you want to see is how the quilt looks but should wait until is is bound.

GingerK

Okay, if you absolutely MUST--zigzag the the edge all the way around, so that it doesn't become a frayed mess. But honestly, I wouldn't bother. If you bind it first, it will all shrink at the same rate. If you wash first, bind and then wash again, the binding may pucker.

Sewnoma

This is pretty much exactly what I was going to say.

paintmejudy

Yup, I side with GingerK and sewnoma -- you risk having a mess and if there is some puckering, consider doing some extra quilting in that area after putting on the binding and washing it.

QuiltE

I'm not sure what you would accomplish by not binding??
...... if you are washing whether with or without binding, you are going to have a washed quilt.

Agree with the others, that you either need to do your fix-up now ... before washing.
Or decide to live with it .... bind it, then wash.

If it is bothering you now .... you are probably best to do some reverse-stitching and re-do your quilting in your area of concern.

Tartan

I think it will be harder to bind with a wrinkled edge after washing. Definately sew around the edge or you are gong to have a mess if washed first.

osewme

I would not wash it before binding.