Pre washing is such a chore, but I do it anyway unless I'm doing a wall hanging that won't ever go into the wash anyway.
Pre washing has saved me money before...I don't allow myself to put quilting fabric into my stash until it's been washed and my self-imposed rule is that I need to wash it the day I buy it, and some days that just sounds like so much work that I've passed up fabric I would have otherwise bought on a whim. It's kind of a test, I guess...if I'm too lazy to wash it, I really don't NEED it!
I like the tip on hanging/draping the fabric when it's not quite dry. I use a lot of Kona solids and boy, when that stuff gets a hard wrinkle set in, it does NOT want to come back out! I'll have to try this tip and see if I can save myself some headache.
