Originally Posted by
lberna
Like you, the only time I did not wash before cutting was when I bought some novelty pattern squares off the internet. Buy the time I finished piecing, my bobbin area was full of lint. I'm fairly sure those fabrics were of a lessor quality than fabrics from my LQS. Maybe better quality fabrics would have less lint.
My fabrics were a line by Dear Stella, straight from my LQS. Low quality wasn't the issue.