i bought a couple two years ago from the lqs...used them in a big beautiful quilt....they ran :thumbdown: after the quilt was finished; which upset me a bit...so now i won't buy them...it is too difficult to pre-wash pre-cuts so unless there is a charm pack of a collection i absolutely have to have a piece of every fabric i will buy a charm;;; but no batiks or hand dyes-anything that needs pre-washing i skip when it comes to pre=cuts