Batting-before and after
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I'm starting to sew again after a few years hiatus and have been trying to learn about batting. There have been a lot of discussions about this and one issue is whether or not to pre-wash or not and does it shrink. I would love to see some pics of a finished quilt, large or small, with batting not pre-washed, before and after it was washed, so I can see examples of the puckering that happens when the batting shrinks a little. Anyone have any pics or links where I might see what a difference it makes? TIA!!
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I have never pre-washed the batting I use, which is usually polyester if it is going overseas to the tropics ( where I lived and made most of my quilts there), but since being back in the US the past few years, I have used Warm and Natural. I have Hobbs 80/20 for my next one which plenty people recommend. Still, don't plan to wash it.
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I have been struggling with this too. Check out the experiments on this site. Be sure to look at all three, and read her comments. I found it helpful. http://funthreads.blogspot.com/2012/...ts-3-of-3.html
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I have been struggling with this too. Check out the experiments on this site. Be sure to look at all three, and read her comments. I found it helpful. http://funthreads.blogspot.com/2012/...ts-3-of-3.html
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I have been struggling with this too. Check out the experiments on this site. Be sure to look at all three, and read her comments. I found it helpful. http://funthreads.blogspot.com/2012/...ts-3-of-3.html
Interesting - especially when she said that they all shrank 3/4 of an inch in both directions of a fat quarter -
on a 72 inch length - that is three inches of shrinkage -
on an 84 inch width - that is also three inches of shrinkage.
I didn't notice if the person had washed the fabrics before using them -
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I have been struggling with this too. Check out the experiments on this site. Be sure to look at all three, and read her comments. I found it helpful. http://funthreads.blogspot.com/2012/...ts-3-of-3.html
I think the reason I'm feeling anxious is that I'm working on what is basically my first baby quilt and procrastinating seems safer but isn't getting it done!
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i've made a few hundred quilts over the years- i have never (can not even imagine) pre-washed a batt. there are a vast variety of batts on the market- some shrink= some do not= some shrink alot- some very little- some are lofty- some are flat- some are best suited for machine quilting, some for tied quilts & some for hand quilting.
check with some of the companies & pick up swatches- which you can experiment with & try out to see what you like, don't like-
every time i show a picture of a quilt it's been washed if the binding is done- it has not been washed if it still needs binding.
check with some of the companies & pick up swatches- which you can experiment with & try out to see what you like, don't like-
every time i show a picture of a quilt it's been washed if the binding is done- it has not been washed if it still needs binding.
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