I've made many cq pieces. I didn't read all the replies, so sorry if anything is duplicated. I wouldn't wash them - too delicate. I would back a lot of the fabrics with a thin iron on pellon type fabric (the brand name escapes me right now) - but it's very thin. It really helps with the stretchy fabrics and dupioni silks (my favorites). My avatar is a wall hanging that I made and here is one other:
Last edited by Karenowc; 12-05-2011 at 11:58 PM.