Originally Posted by LMB
JoAnn Fabric had flannel fabric on sale and I got... um... LOTS!
I want to make baby quilts... anyway, I never made them out of flannel before so here's my question... do I pre wash the fabric before I cut and sew, or after? Thanks much quilters.
With flannel, especially from Joann's you MUST pre-wash...flannel shrinks so much, and it seems even the higher quality quilters flannel that Joann's sells shrinks more than other flannels - as much as 15-25%........I do not pre wash any of my cottons or batiks, but I always wash and dry flannel.