Originally Posted by justwannaquilt
Starch and press BEFORE you cut. I never prewash, I have seen some fabrics shrink as I am spraying them with starch! I always starch before cutting for this exact reason. Wasting expensive fabric!
My thoughts exactly. I estimate how much fabric I need, add a bit for waste, and tear off a slab of fabric. Then I starch a couple of times BEFORE I cut my strips, and I use a HOT iron each time.