These are not unnecessary steps if you want to do your best work and have it look its' best.
This is all preparation. Like painting a room, most of the time is in getting ready to paint and if you want it to look good you do the prep work.
It is all part of the whole experience. When you pull the fabric from the dryer and see it all ready to press or even better to see the fabric hanging on a cloths line in a sunny breezy day. Wonderful!
And then the thrill of working the fabric into your very own creation.
peace