Risks of Cotton

I bought new place-mats at Pottery Barn this past weekend (in advance of a small dinner party on Saturday night and a visit from Mr. Sam's parents on Sunday). A wash and dry later this is what my brand new place-mats look like now.

And this is what they look like when I tried to reform them....

I have put the place-mats back in the wash and my new plan is not to dry them.

The cute Florida themed cocktail napkins that I bought at the same time, also at Pottery Barn, still look great after a wash.