How do you get the creases out of battting ?

SewMuchTime · Post by **SewMuchTime** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 6:28 pm

Hi girls! Do any of you know what the secret is to getting the
creases out of batting when it is fresh out of the packaging?
I pull on it and gently smooth it, trying not to tear it, but
I have run across some that just won't go away? Then it starts
to show thru when I am quilting.

gmaann · Post by **gmaann** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:29 pm

My best luck has been to take it out of the package a day or two before I need it and let it 'breathe'. I open it out and let it lay on a bed or other big surface.

gardenquilter · Post by **gardenquilter** » Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:22 pm

i usually dont have an issue with the batting wrinkles - before my long arm i always sandwiched on the floor I would start in the middle and smooth it to the edges then tape it down with masking tape until I got the top on then quilt as usual
now it just kinda hangs there and I tug it as I go
what kind of batting are u using

cindyg · Post by **cindyg** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:27 am

I take mine out of the package a few days before using it, too. I spread it out on the guest bed and let it relax and breath.

Evie · Post by **Evie** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:48 am

Have you tried the dryer on gentle cycle?

CaroleJ · Post by **CaroleJ** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 5:53 am

Yeah, you could probably mist it with water before putting it in the dryer (as Evie suggested). That's one of the reasons I like Warm and Natural: it can be ironed out.

Carole

Redtop · Post by **Redtop** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:46 am

Sounds like you've already started quilting. If it is in the frame, try a warm iron

quilterbee · Post by **quilterbee** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:14 pm

Hot dry, 5 min. Amie

TheKid · Post by **TheKid** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:44 pm

I do just what cindyg does. By taking it out several days before-the batting has time to really change with being spread out over the bed. If wrinkles still persist, then I take the steam iron over that area while it is still on the bed or area where you have put it.

SewMuchTime · Post by **SewMuchTime** » Thu Oct 18, 2007 6:14 pm

All these pointers will help me so much ! Thanks ladies

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