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Originally Posted by
madamekelly
This may be a silly question but...if the fabric is washed and then quilted, wouldn't that negate any effects of the selvage?
No, because oftentimes the selvage shrinks tighter than the rest of the fabric. So even if you DID pre-wash and pre-shrink, the yardage would not be square. You will get ripples like you see in my first post. Best bet is to simply trim off the selvage. Oh, and piece the backings horizontally, also.