Considering the amount of trouble different people have had with shrinkage and fading, I wash, starch and iron the uncut fabric first. Then I cut the largest pieces for my pattern, and so on down to the smallest. I never cut the fabric except to cut out the pieces to quilt. I find it much easier to decided on fussy cuts, etc. when I have the whole fabric to consider.
Last edited by TanyaL; 01-29-2012 at 03:56 PM.