Krinkled look or not
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I was just reading another thread about washing a quilt after you finish it and a couple of people mentioned the krinkle look. Do people in general like the krinkle look or not? I recently found out how to eliminate or reduce the about of krinkle you get when you wash your quilts. Before you put your batting in between your top and bottom layers put it in the dryer for about 15 minutes. It shrinks it and removes the wrinkles or folds which is great if you use packaged batting. I love my old quilts from my great grandmother that have the really nice soft krinkle touch to them. But on my new quilts that I have made I'm not pleased to see them krinkle some after washing them. So I have started pre shrinking my batting. Open to ideas and comments on this.
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Sherryl
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Thanks,
Sherryl
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IMHO, it depends of the style of the quilt. If it is a very modern quilt, I tend to go with less puckered look. On the other hand, if the quilt is of a more traditional styling, I love the slightly puckered appearance.
I just think of it as one more design element in a quilt.
I just think of it as one more design element in a quilt.
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I go back and forth, but eventually the quilt will need to be washed, so crinkly usually wins! I think it gives the quilt character and it tends to hide some of the boo boo's if you make any of those. Win, win for me!
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Originally Posted by Chele
I go back and forth, but eventually the quilt will need to be washed, so crinkly usually wins! I think it gives the quilt character and it tends to hide some of the boo boo's if you make any of those. Win, win for me!
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