Jan in VA

Next time throw a clean dry bath towel or two in with the quilt. The wool dryer bals work, too, but you need several.

Jan in VA

Kwiltr

Thanks everyone! All great suggestions! I have front loading machines, so I don't think my quilts get stressed in them, it's just the balling up effect. Next time I'll put something else in with it and keep a closer eye, and take it out sooner, and put it on a bed with a fan on. It's way to heavy to hang wet, that's for sure!
Kathy

Prism99

I take all my quilts to the laundromat and dry on hot in the dryers there. This has worked fine for me. I plan on a traditional "crinkled" effect, which is different from a "wrinkled" effect, and have never been disappointed.

I think it's a mistake to overstuff a dryer with a quilt. I did that once with a mattress cover and, because the cover did not have room to move inside the drum, it came out with round burn marks where the cover had stayed in contact with the dryer holes. Drying on a cooler setting takes so long, I have never had the patience to do it. I also wonder if there is a risk of doing damage to the dryer.

ManiacQuilter2

Yes, that is what I would have done especially with the first time a rag quilt is washed. When I did own a washer and dryer (30 year old Kenmore set), I didn't want to have to call a plumber !!