Originally Posted by deecnp661
My family has started giving me fabric since I have put out the word that I quilt. Often I can't tell if itn is 100% cotton. I prewash all fabric unless for a wall hanging. Is it safe to use unknown fabric in quilts, if I preshrink all cotton fabric to prevent shrinkage? deenp661
Bonnie Hunter was the speaker yesterday at our quilt guild, and she was absolutely delightful. She said when she first started quilting she made primarily charity quilts, and people would give her all kinds of fabric to use. She said now because of her books and lectures, people still give and send her fabric...but she said the most comical is when she gets a UPS package from some one anonymously! Maybe they are afraid she'll send it back!