Jeanne S

I agree with your observations, and it is also why I usually prewash as I don't prefer the 'crinkly' look after a quilt is washed. I can verify that steam pressing already cut out pieces Do Shrink. I had this happen to me a couple of years ago, when I did Not pre-wash, and had cut several 8" squares for a quilt. They had gotten wrinkled in storage, so I pressed them (with steam as I always use steam), and when I went to use them I found they had shrunk down to 7 1/2"-7 3/4" and they would not fit in my quilt assembly. Learned that the hard way.