Back a few years ago when fabric was not quite as expensive as it is now I bought some designer fabric for $10/yd and it frayed and shrunk worse then any I had ever had it was so upsetting, then on top of that it got so wonky that I lost more inches in getting it straight. It's bad enough that like everything else the cost of fabric has gone up, but like everything else we're getting less for the higher price. I was taught to wash my fabrics and I always do as a rule because I never know if it might wind up in a quilt for a child, but currently I am working on a quilt that is a controlled scrappy so I am working with 1/2 yds and am scared to death to prewash for this very reason. I really hope this doesn't wind up biting me in the butt. :oops: