I am a jump right in person, too. I do prewash, but that's about it. Sometimes it doesn't work so well. I started cutting for my Irish Chain without figuring out how much background I needed. Now I'm going to have two different fabrics - good thing it's for me. The first one from stash is not available anywhere according to Google.
Fabric smell? I purchased a small piece from Hobby Lobby to get the color I needed for a prayer quilt. 100% cotton. After washing, it was stiff and smelled terrible when pressed.
Machines - I switch back and forth on two machines in the same quilt. IMO, 1/4" is a 1/4".
I've used some 36" fabric lately - that's a blast from the past.
So, I guess you could say I don't follow the rules - people who know me would say that's no surprise!
What will I do - look to make sure the homeowner didn't leave the mailbox door down before I back up to park the car to check out a garage sale for fabric. I have a small dent in pretty little SUV.
Last edited by Irishrose2; 07-21-2018 at 07:42 AM.