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Old 10-22-2010, 10:06 AM
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bearisgray
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Originally Posted by mollymct
Almost always--exception precut charm squares. I want to minimize surprises. Enough little issues crop up anyway!
My Mom had bought a collection of 5 inch squares. Either from Keepsake Quilting or Connecting Threads -

Most of them washed up nicely - there was one piece that shrank to 4.5 inches. That's at least 10% shrinkage.

Which is why I usually avoid buying precuts.
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