Originally Posted by
peaceandjoy
For those who have made homespun quilts - did you wash and dry them first? Use any starch? I have some I'd like to use (love that pineapple quilt!), but don't know how to handle them.
I did wash all of the fabric because the most of the colors are fairly dark and was worried about bleeding although I don't recall it being a problem. It does have a bit of a looser weave so I used a shorter stitch. You could benefit from some starch, however I did not use it. I think if you were making HST you would definitely need it. Hope that helps.