JulieM

There are many times I do not wash and dry, but do pre-iron with heavy starch.

bearisgray

funny! (wish I had thought of that first!)

quilter2090

Pre-wash? Yes, I have allergies and I hate the smell of unwashed fabric. Pre-dry? Yes, I throw the wet,washed fabric in the dryer.Pre-starch,pre-iron,pre-cut? No, I don't iron the fabric until I am going to use it in a project. After taking the fabric out of storage to use in my project, I iron the fabric then.

Wonnie

Really? How many times do we have to answer these questions?

Doggramma

The only "pre" thing I do is iron out any creases.

klswift

These are things that will be debated forever! So much of it comes down to personal preference. Except for a few rules. If some of the fabric has been prewashed, you should prewash the rest. Things that are prewashed will need to be ironed. If you like the bit of stiffness that the sizing provides on unwashed fabric, then you will need to starch the washed fabric. Then, again, it enters the area of what is best for you. If I am working with a new pattern, I like to cut the fabric for one block and make it. Then I can see if I like the pattern and the color combo. If my orphan block has deep colors (especially reds or indigo blue), I will soak it to see if it has any bleeding problems. Then I cut the whole thing out so I can assembly line sew. I do not prewash, but I lightly starch anything cut on a bias to assist in not stretching.

rj.neihart

Always pre-wash fabric, then iron as needed when needed.

blondeslave

I don't. If I used the small amount of time I have to quilt to wash and iron all the fabric I'd never get anything done.

TeresaA

I prewash and predry. I pre-iron when I'm going to use something.

GailG

What??!! Perhaps I am like many/most quilters who understand the term prewash as meaning "wash before I use it." In other words, do we wash, dry, starch, iron fabric before we cut it.