I washed pre-cut pieces because I did not know if they had been washed. BIG mistake, strings all over and now needing to iron and then cut every piece. I enjoy the look of scrap quilts so that is what I will be doing.
I found great directions for a simple Jelly Roll quilt at
http://fromthenestblog.blogspot.com/...y-roll%20quilt I will just be cutting my own 2.5" strips.
Happy stitching,
Jeannette in NJ