Nilla....so much like me!!!!
I don't prewash, I don't use starch to stiffen the fab, nor do I use glue in the process, and I don't wash after completion...my sewing room is just as clean as any other room in my house....humanly acceptable...except.....no cats allowed in sewing room....so it's better. Fortunately those I have given quilts/items to do not have allergies.....donated things....who knows....and like Nilla, if it's for me/ house it goes into cedar chest in pillowcase. AND those quilts that are used on beds in house....scandalously washed once a year, then stored and others pulled out and used...
But, let me say, if I do suspect a bleeder in construction...i cut a small piece, but in a glass of boiling water..if it's going to bleed...happens instantly..if it does..I just get rid of it.....and substitute. Also, if and when I find something in a resale shop,garage sale or GW, that I do wash right away. If it's small, I will hand wash rather than put into washing machine....if it's fabric pieces..for sure get hand washed ......I think that's my only exception.
As an aside...doing laundry...when we were a family of four, I did laundry once a week - made sure all had enough personal items and enough towels, linens....then two of us, once every two weeks, now just me...I can go almost a month...I have enough towels, linens, undies, clothes to carry me that long.....and worse...I do not wash every washable item I have just purchased......none of family has ever had any strange outbreak or illness from my lackadaisical housekeeping........
I know I am not lazy and I'm sure those of you who have said you are, are really not!
Last edited by Geri B; 01-22-2015 at 07:20 AM.