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    Old 08-15-2016, 05:34 PM
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    Mine look great after washing and drying. I mostly do FMQ, use high loft poly batting. Every quilt gets washed and dried when finished. Washing and drying any and all quilts hide any spots you may be unhappy with.
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    Old 08-16-2016, 05:23 PM
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    thank you all, for your responses, lots of good advise and info.
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    Old 08-18-2016, 12:03 PM
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    I was always told to Never line dry a wet quilt. The weight of the quilt starts breaking threads. They should be either tumble dried or laid flat to dry.
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    Old 08-18-2016, 12:05 PM
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    Originally Posted by hairquilt
    My king size quilt that was professionally quilted started thread breaking after the 3rd wash. I think it was because of the finer thread used. Washed on gentle and line dried. Hoping to requilt the worst areas!
    The weight of a king sized quilt when wet would cause the thread breakage when hung. Wet quilts should be either laid flat to dry or tumble dried, never hung. The threads can not hold up to the weight stress.
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