"Do you have an issue with shrinking with a hot/cold wash? I usually just wash in cold and I have my dry on a cooler setting too. I hate shrinking. But I am also too impatient to prewash my fabric."[/quote]
I wash in hot water when I feel like it maybe a quilt that will need to be washed in hot water, for instance a baby or child's quilts that I am hoping will be used and abused until it can not longer be used. And then I will wash the cheaper fabric I might buy to use to learn something new or I need something quick and do not have the funds to buy the more expensive fabric. This way I am not disappointed in the shrinkage after it is made. If I am wanting the little shrinkage look I will wash in warm water and hot dryer after completing the quilts, but I only do that with the more expensive fabrics. But I always use a color catcher on the first washing of any quilt.
I hope I have answered your question and not rambled to much.