Originally Posted by
Lisa_wanna_b_quilter
It seems to me on the never ending debate about pre-washing, the best thing to do is the same thing to all the fabric in the quilt. If you wash, I'd say wash it all. If you don't wash the precuts, maybe you shouldn't wash the yardage for that quilt.
That's my other issue...if it shrinks and all 100% cotton does to some extent...and you don't pre wash...once the quit is done and washed for the first time...isn't that cotton going to shrink, thus ruining the quilt? I pre wash all...I bought Joann's FQ's and washed them. They didn't unravel hardly at all, just wrinkled and I ironed them nicely. I just recently won a whole complete line of Moda fat quarters. I have never bought this quality of fabric, just yardage and FQ's at Joann's. So before I use them I was wanting to know about them. Do the more quality brands shrink as much, not as much, as the cheaper ones?