Originally Posted by
cosyjo
I haven't pre-washed my fabric ever since I started sewing back in 1968 but now you guys are scaring me to death. I don't want to have the ragged edges and thought that once the fabric was sewn into a quilt it would stay put but now I'm worried. I don't want to give or sell a quilt that would change shape. What do you all think about my predicament?
Put your fabric on the shortest but hottest cycle you have. The real purpose is causing any shrinkage that might happen and causing bleed if it's going to happen. A short cycle will lessen the fraying on the edges.