I do not pre-wash my fabric. I like the effect of slight shrinkage, in the quilt. My quilts are mostly simple shapes, and I just love the 'poof' I get if they shrink a little. I make all of my quilts just a little larger than average, so if they shrink, it becomes a design element. We 'Aquarians' have to force ourselves to do anything the way others do. We just naturally 'wing it'. At least that's what my grandmother always told me to explain why I did everything just a little oddly. :oops: :thumbup: