there have been quite a few threads on here & other forums i read regarding whether or not to prewash fabrics for a project. also threads regarding whether or not to prewash precuts for a project. i read all of the comments ..regardless of my personal thoughts, someone might have a suggestion or reason that makes enough sense to sway my reasons from yes to no. i prewash
everything. even small scraps. i just finished a quilt top & because of exacerbation of longterm health issue i changed my routine (to reduce time standing & sitting) &
didn't prewash my precuts & fat quarters. square-in-square blocks of four per unit. then did the wash of blocks & pressed.
ooops! never do
that again! the amount of shrinkage of the various fabrics was amazing. today in my morining web wandering reads i found this site via another site. excellent article re: why prewash good idea. i was taught to do it when i learned to quilt in the 80's. because of color fade. i do it because of fading, remove chemicals & now shrinkage too. and i
always wash my precuts in the manner in which she describes.
to wash or not to wash ..decision our choice, but info from someone who has done research/testing is nice to have also.
https://susies-scraps.com/2015/04/26...-the-question/
https://susies-scraps.com/2015/12/07...your-pre-cuts/