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I agree with jingle. By the time I washed all fabric and batting I'd be out of the mood to create anything.
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I should have also said that this is the method I use when I specifically want a flat quilt. Most of the time I use it right off the roll. Depends on the look I'm going for. You certainly don't need to pre-shrink!
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Originally Posted by janice1120
(Post 8091261)
Some of you have indicated you shrink your batting before you use it in a quilt. How would you do this with Warm and Natural?
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Originally Posted by judykay
(Post 8092016)
A friend of mine thought she needed to shrink her batting so she washed it. Wound up with a waded mess in her washing machine. DO NOT PREWASH !!
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Originally Posted by judykay
(Post 8092016)
A friend of mine thought she needed to shrink her batting so she washed it. Wound up with a waded mess in her washing machine. DO NOT PREWASH !!
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Originally Posted by Jingle
(Post 8091595)
What a waste of time. I am too busy sewing quilts for donation. Wasting water and electricity and my precious time washing a batting .
Therefore, that is why I try to remove possible problems before an item leaves my custody. I think it would be sad for the recipient if a donated quilt fell apart or bled after/during the first washing. |
The problem is that the cotton batting shrinks at a different percentage than the fabric so threads could break.
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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
(Post 8091289)
These are the instructions from the W&N site:
https://warmcompany.com/products/war...bs_productcare I just open it up & scrunch it into a loose ball, put it in the laundry tub, get it wet, then press down on the batt while it's in the tub to get rid of as much water as I can. Then roll it in a towel, again to remove as much moisture that way. Then I put it the dryer. When you remove the wet batt from the tub, lift it from the bottom, don't grab a fold from the top. While drying, check the lint trap often and rearrange the bulk. Finally, I try and take it out when it is almost dry, and lay it on a bed, smoothing any wrinkles. In any case remove promptly from the dry and let it cool flat. |
Originally Posted by Onebyone
(Post 8091646)
I spray water on the batting and put in dryer. Just enough wet heat to shrink the batting without having to wash it.
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I use warm and natural all The time. Always preshrink I do not care for it to shrink 3-5%. I run warm water in the machine let it soak for 20-30 minutes spin it out in the washer and dry all the way. Works great
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