Originally Posted by craftybear
I was wondering if you pre wash your fabrics?
I don't. I tried it once and never will again. What a mess I got. I've never had a problem with colors so guess I've been lucky. Only 2 times did a color run and it was red and I caught it immediately and was able to soak the color out safely. I like my quilts to be puffy and after I wash them, they have a nice little puff to them and people think I've done trapunto but I haven't. Some have even argued with me that yes I did but I've never tried trapunto.