Originally Posted by
auntpiggylpn
Pre-washing fabrics is a tedious job, I agree but. . . you say that the colors are over saturated and are worried that they will bleed. If you have invested a great deal of money (second mortgage kind of money) in this fabric and you will be making what I am sure will be absolutely beautiful quilts, why would you take the risk of the fabrics bleeding and ruining your quilt? JMHO!
I hate washing also. The only quilt fabrics I have washed are fabrics for a blue and white quilt. I was afraid the blues would run to the whites. I have used Kaffe fabrics and they came out fine. I do wash with a color catcher. Hope this helps.