Quilt Crinkly Look after Washing
10-15-2013, 02:19 PM
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Did you use cotton thread to quilt it? That may have shrunk just enough to make it crinkly. Also, I only put the quilts in the dryer on low for 15 minutes and then take them out and hang them on the clothes line or lay it out over a table to dry.
10-17-2013, 03:51 AM
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I like the crinkly look of a quilt. The only prewashing I do is before I begin to sew and cut and only with fabric that could bleed. They look nice I will admit before they are washed, but the crinkled look says real quilt to me.
10-17-2013, 09:31 AM
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I do use cotton Aurifil. Is there an alternative? I was considering polyester thread for quilting top. What do you think?
10-17-2013, 12:20 PM
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10-17-2013, 12:25 PM
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I know it doesn't answer your question but to me the crinkle is what "makes" the quilt, I love it.
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10-18-2013, 06:14 AM
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I think that the amount of quilting also affects the wrinkling. If it's only lightly quilted there will be more wrinkling, in my experience. I iron it to get the wrinkles out on quilts where I don't want wrinkles (a lighter iron setting for polyester batting, as someone already said). I think that cotton thread is preshrunk and doesn't shrink more. Polyester thread quilts beautifully, also.
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