Preshrinking flannel?
12-10-2013, 11:47 AM
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I think one prewash would be enough, but if you are in doubt, as long as you haven't added the backing yet, I might wash it again in at least warm water. I haven't used flannel for a backing yet, although I was given a small bolt of pink flannel, so I hope to use it in some baby quilts before long, after catching up on other projects that need to be done by Christmas.
12-10-2013, 01:11 PM
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Depends on the flannel, as others have said. I prewash my flannel in hot (probably a no-no, but I do it anyway) and dry on the highest heat. So far no one has complained. Hope it turns out okay for you.
12-10-2013, 04:14 PM
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I always find this to be so funny....many people will insist you have to wash your flannel so many times its not even flannel any more. I've made so many quilts that I didn't pre-wash it at all= and years later they are still just as great as when they were new- if the flannel I buy is single sided, and a looser weave or thin I do *most of the time* pre-wash it===once. if I am using great, heavy, double sided flannel I generally do not pre-wash it unless it is a deeply saturated dyed flannel that might bleed. I do always launder my finished quilts- as soon as the binding is done last step to a completed quilt is laundering - I've never had any problems .... since shrinkage is dependent upon the whole quilt (top, batting, density of quilting along with backing) **sometimes people tend to over complicate things and create a lot more work for themselves then is ever necessary.
12-10-2013, 08:21 PM
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I got 2 balls of lint the size of a basketball. Incredible.
I always wash before using flannel as there can be as much as 7 % shrinkage. That's a lot.
12-12-2013, 09:26 AM
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12-16-2013, 11:25 PM
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sigh... I prewashed all the flannel for matt and tims quilts, but forgot with the new flannel for dustin's. (my memory is selective lately) am going to just go for it. some of the top is washed, some not, same for back, and sheet inside is. We will see...........................
12-17-2013, 07:12 AM
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If this is any consolation, I just finished a double/queen size quilt with batiks on top and LQS flannel on the back. I did not preshrink any of the fabric as the batik's were strips. I laundered the
quilt when I finished it and it came out beautifully. Believe me I was very apprehensive after reading all of the statements about the horrors of not preshrinking flannel. Hopefully, your results will be just fine. Good luck and Merry Christmas. Yolanda Wood River
quilt when I finished it and it came out beautifully. Believe me I was very apprehensive after reading all of the statements about the horrors of not preshrinking flannel. Hopefully, your results will be just fine. Good luck and Merry Christmas. Yolanda Wood River
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