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Jan in VA

11-02-2015 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by mjpEncinitas (Post 7364246)

Thanks ladies, This was very helpful. I've decided I'm not going to worry about whether a fabric is prewashed or not.

Good for you! If there were rules about this many of us like me would be out of the quilting business! Sometimes you just don't 'sweat the small stuff'. :D

Jan in VA

Onebyone

11-02-2015 11:39 AM

It's so bad that the quilt police will swarm your house and confiscate all your unwashed fabric until you promise never ever to do it again. :D

tessagin

11-02-2015 11:46 AM

Same here. And I just use lingerie bags to wash precuts. One thing I have started doing if I happen to buy a jelly roll pack at wAlmart or such. I do a running baste stitch along it to hold it together. It helps keep it from tangling with other strips. Knot both ends. After drying clip one end then pull out the other.

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Originally Posted by quilting cat (Post 7363778)

I DON'T! If project gets washed, the crosswise grain almost always shrinks a bit. (Newly arrived fabric visits the washer at my house before the sewing room.)

ManiacQuilter2

11-03-2015 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Jan in VA (Post 7364276)

Good for you! If there were rules about this many of us like me would be out of the quilting business! Sometimes you just don't 'sweat the small stuff'. Jan in VA

I totally agree with Jan. You just have to find out what works best for you. I never pre-wash anything except I will test wash some of my darks. If I give a quilt, I always throw in a box of color catchers.

canuckninepatch

11-03-2015 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by mjpEncinitas (Post 7364246)

Thanks ladies, This was very helpful. I've decided I'm not going to worry about whether a fabric is prewashed or not.

Good for you! If you wash carefully (I always use cold water and gentler cycle with quilts), you should have no problem!

citruscountyquilter

11-03-2015 09:12 AM

I do it all the time and I wash the finished product and don't notice any difference.

DivaDee

11-03-2015 11:30 AM

OK, I have a question. Do you all wash quilts and wall hangings you are giving away or selling? I have always felt that people might think they are used.

Annaquilts

11-03-2015 11:32 AM

Nah it will be fine as long as you press the new fabric with a hot iron and it is regular or good quality, not cheese cloth.

Tartan

11-03-2015 11:33 AM

I am working on a scrap quilt right now and I have no idea if all my fabrics are pre washed or not. I will use some colour catchers when I wash the finished quilt.

sulyle

11-03-2015 11:35 AM

[QUOTE) so it is a big no no to mix prewashed and unwashed fabric in a quilt?[/QUOTE]

So bad that the quilt police may arrest you and confiscate your stash. Just kidding. I do it all the time and very rarely is there an issue. If you're not planning on washing the finished wall hangi, I can't see where there would be any problem.

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