Interesting that your doing a wool quilt. A while ago,(so long I'm ashamed to admit) I bought a bunch of wool items and along with some wool fabric I bought in NYC in the garment District I washed them in very hot water and in the dryer in a pillow cover to "boil" them We had had a demo at our Bernina Club of how to needle punch wool. My idea is to put together squares in a bed size quilt and needle punch designs on at least a few of the squares. I haven't done it as yet but seeing your comment made me think about those 2 bins of wool! I hope if you do make something you'll let us know your ideas and post your finished item.

Most wool can be washed in cold water with mild detergent and dried flat, but I'd try a piece first to see how it went. You could even use a wool batting. The only problem I see with a wool quilt is that it would be really heavy but nice and cozy warm. It seems an interesting project. I'd love to hear and see how it comes out.

My mother used to take wool clothing from rummage sales, cut the fabrics into squares and piece together with half-inch (1.5 cm) seam allowances.
She used polyester batting and cotton backings and washed the quilts in luke-warm water. They came out beautifully. I don't think the quilts were
put into the dryer, but it would be worth trying with a small sample.

How would you prepare suit wool material for a quit. I have these rectangles of beautiful material to join together. What would you do about batting and about backing? Can you use a flannel back? If so, must it be prewashed? I assume this would be dry-cleaned only in the future. Any suggestions for design or finishing. The rectangles are approximately 5" x 3".