Washing batting
#7
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: SW Michigan
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It depends upon what kind of batting you are using. If you use polyester you shouldn't need to wash it but if you use a cotton batting It will shrink a little bit. I think on a cotton batting I use it says it will shrink 3%, so you should look on the package and see what it says and it also depends upon how far apart your quilting is going to be.
You can also try making a little sampler up and see what happens when you wash it.
You can also try making a little sampler up and see what happens when you wash it.
#8
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Join Date: Mar 2016
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If it's an "important" quilt, I wet it and dry it. I don't actually wash it. I use an 80/20 batting. I don't care for the "puckered" look. As someone already said, the quilt will still pucker a little bit after washing, but not as much.
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#9
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Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: northern minnesota
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I look at the batting package to see how much it will shrink. I choose a batting that does not shrink much when I am doing a quilt that I do not want the puckered look which I think would be most likely for a tea shirt quilt as you do want to be able to see the detail in the tea shirts.