You are exactly right Taco Mama, and that's a very good analogy. I do not prewash, other than flannel, so always buy a bit more than required. If I truly love the fabric, I will buy a lot more!
Today's fabrics are, for the most part, stable and of good quality, depending on which brand we buy. I have not purchased Connecting Threads fabric yet....and there are many conflicting views on it. I think I will need to buy some to form my own opinion.....which is the name of the game. Or....to use another rather hackneyed quote....One man's trash is another's treasure....or....one man's meat is another's poison. LOL. How come they don't say "woman's" meat or trash or treasure? Because these sayings go back hundreds of years....to when women were chattel and deemed worthless. Oops....I have digressed.....but I usually do.
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