I never thought of dry cleaning the first time. I don't usually pre-wash fabric but I do use Color Catchers the first couple of times. I don't trust red or some blues, though, and always prewash them, especially red. Does the dry cleaning help "set" the colors?
Originally Posted by 7bar7
I have the quilt dry cleaned the first time if there are real darks and light lights together, and or if the quilt is going to ge a special one. They don't seem to bleed or shrink that way.