mamagrande

Same with sheets, customer brought a king size sheet for a backing and after wash/dry, it had shrunk 5 inches, fortunately it was 10 inches bigger than the top to begin with.

I do not prewash backing if quilt top has not been prewashed when using regular quilting fabrics for the back.

omaluvs2quilt

I had the same problem with 108" backing from another on-line store. Lost 13" in a cold wash/low heat dry and even more in squaring. Had to buy another 3 yard length and piece the backing

duckydo

I have found that the wide backing don't seem to be of real good quality. It makes for a fast backing but it is not always the best

Snooze2978

I received my backing just yesterday, misted it to get the wrinkles out and threw it into the dryer for a few minutes. It shrunk an inch and I doubt if my dryer was on long enough to get that hot. Plus it wasn't a true 108" wide either, short .75 of an inch. Sure hope when I throw it into the dryer next time after quilting it the quilting will hold it from getting any smaller. I never wash my fabrics beforehand but I do starch them by dunking them into a washtub and then pressing them after they're dry so I'm assuming they shrink a little then.

red-warrior

Thanks for the info as I have a couple of wide backs I got from them! Snooze 2978 please let us know how it went with not washing and just quilting. (also how tight you quilted it )

Jan in VA

It's cotton, folks! Remember how your jeans used to shrink like crazy after your mama washed them and you had to lie down on the floor to get them back on?!
I do agree that 10% of 108 inches is a bit much, though.

Jan in VA