To wash or not to wash?
I always used to pre-wash my fabric, back when I was quilting a decade ago. Now that I've taken it up again, I've discovered all these wonderful layer cakes, jelly rolls, etc. Instructions always say not to pre-wash these, and I can totally see why. My question is what to do when you have a mixture -- some pre-cuts and some yardage -- in the same quilt. I'm tempted not to wash any of it rather than have some washed and some not. Then I'm thinking I'll just use Shout sheets when washing the finished quilt and keep my fingers crossed about shrinkage. At least that way any shrinkage is more likely to be uniform.
I've also just bought a kit that contains pre-fused appliqué pieces. Obviously they can't be washed, but the rest could. I just don't wanna!
Am I thinking along the right lines?