Originally Posted by
krafty14
I always wash my quilts after I quilt them. I like the scrunchy puffy look after it is washed. Would that look take away from the "precision" of the piecing, or the overall look of the quilt? I mean in the judges eyes.
I don't think it would matter. I usually wash my fabric before cutting and my finished quilts after quilting. I have won ribbons so it obviously didn't matter. My one exception is wall hangings. I generally do not wash the finished quilt because I like them to hang flat.