The reason I want to wash it beforehand is that I have drawn some of the quilting designs on with Crayola Ultra Washable markers. It might freak her out to see that? Maybe I should just let her see part of the process, though?
I've never washed before binding, but wondered if I should make an exception.
And I definitely want to hand bind. I enjoy it a lot --and I've not been pleased with my machine binding, the few times I've tried it. NEver looks as neat.