front loader prewash batting ?

Very carefully. Polly BWaaaaHaHa. Taria, why would you do such a thing? Is it filthy or are you just needing to preshrink? If just to preshrink, why not just get it wet and gently, very gently place it in the dryer on low and block it before it's really dry?

LOL. Usually I am good with a bit of shrinkage look but this quilt I don't want that. I can just dampen it and throw it in the dryer but I did wonder if the washer would work. Today has mostly been a good day. Got replacements in the mail for my old pot and pan handles and a food processor top. My 25 year old Farberware is looking good! I also got a box of Evanovich novels I bought on half.com and finished up 2 ring bearer pillows for a wedding. I got though the border mess and found a quilt batting just the right size for that quilt. TOmorrow I can pin baste! TAria

Polly Esther wrote:

Evanovich ? wow. Val sent me 14. Maybe it's Fearless Fourteen? I wallowed in it and passed it on to my sister. She's got lots of important things to do but they will have to wait. Evanovich's grandma just tickles me. Bring it on. Polly

That sounds like a very good day!

On the gentle or wool cycle. Lower the speed spin to about 800rpm if you can.

Does it need to wash or soak?

If it needs to be washed then the gentlest wash cycle you can use. If you only need to soak it to shrink it I would put it in the drum and start a gentle program without adding any detergent. Once the water has run in (and the drum turned a couple of times to ensure it is all wet) stop the machine and let it sit. Then I would advance to the spin part of the cycle (dunno if you can do that separately on yours or not) and spin it dry at a reduced RPM. Essentially I would try to avoid all the backwards and forwards agitation that normally does the getting the dirt out bit IYSWIM.

Lizzy

Does your machine have a hand wash cycle? mine does, it just washes the clothes, does not spin them ..that would work...

Donna in S. Indiana

Taria, we mostly have front loaders over here. I would just use a gentle cycle and all should be well. It works for me!

I don't get why you'd want to. When is batt shrinkage a problem?

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I tend to think of Grandma Mazur and the Maxine comics as being pretty much the same old biddy......someone we can all aspire to be. :)

--pig

It is a problem if you don't want the quilt to look puckered. I truly dislike the puckered look, so I soak any batting with cotton in straight hot water and dry on hot in the dryer. Gen

I read one Evanovich book and didn't like it too well - don't ask the name, I don't remember! :-) Which ones should I be reading that has the hoot of a grandma in them?

Donna in SW Idaho

The Stephanie Plum series.....

Laurie's right, Donna. Some Evanovich books are hohum. But - the only way we were able to make my sister take it easy after surgery was to keep her supplied with the Stephanie Plum series. It begins, I think, "One for the Money". Nobody will die if you read them out of order but they are better if you begin with One. (and ONE is not Evanovich's best). Reading them won't make you a better person - but they will make you laugh out loud. Polly

"Laurie G. in CA" The Stephanie Plum series.....

I started with #2 and had a tough time until about half way through. You get to know the wacky characters and look forward to their next adventure. If you need something just light and silly as a distraction from stuff going on in real life they fit the bill. Taria

Polly Esther wrote:

I have been enjoying the Plum series since it was mentioned here a few months ago. No, it isn't intellectual reading but it is the perfect thing to put me back to sleep when Mom wakes me in the middle of the night. The books are fun and relaxing but you can put them down when your eyes begin to close. The type of action adventure books that make you keep reading aren't good for middle of the night relaxing. I do wish the "f" word wasn't used so much. There are a few other words I skip also. I just finished book 10 at 3:00 this morning. Fortunately my local library has the entire series. Since I will be finished with this series soon I plan to look for the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series next. I read the first two when they were published but only recently learned that the series has continued and the tenth book has just been released. Anyone familiar with the later books in this series?

Susan

They almost lost me on some of the crude stuff thrown in. There really isn't any reason she needs to throw in F-bombs for middle aged women to read. I'm haven't read the otehr series so can't help there. Maybe Leslie? Taria

Susan Laity Price wrote:

Gen is right Jack. I don't hate the shrink look on most of my scrappy quilts but this quilt I wasn't going for that. I tossed the batting in the front loader. No soap, hand wash cycle that runs at 400 (rpm's I guess) I dried it in the dryer and it came out fine. I had visions of it shredding somewhere along the way but it did fine. Those Hobbs friends of Ragmop make good stuff! Thanks everyone for the help. Taria

Jack Camp>>Anyone have a suggestion on how I should prewash