Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
As long as you're buying quilt shop fabric you shouldn't have a problem. It's when you start mixing lesser quality fabrics with better quality fabrics that you're likely to have problems.
ironically, my experience has been directly opposite. from the hundreds of non-shop fabs i've used over the years only one or two have bled and very few have shrunk. a very few have faded in the wash, but they rarely bleed.
it's been only since i expanded my horizons to include LQS fabs that i've felt it necessary to prewash.
that should NOT be taken as a statement against fabrics available in LQS. i don't pretend to understand the differences in the way they come out of the laundry. i am NOT saying that all fabrics from LQS will bleed or shrink. i am only saying that i have personally found that it happens more often.
prewashing everything eliminates the risks, no matter where i bought it. i don't enjoy the extra work, but i do enjoy the results. :lol: