Jelly roll Wash or not to wash?
 

I am about to use a jelly roll for the first time. Normally I would wash, dry and press my fabric. But, I watched an episode on Fons & Porter. The lady's were saying to just open, unroll and sew. Should I do this or will the colors bleed out? I bought the Moda jelly roll if that matters. I am combining all Moda jelly rolls,one of solids, one of print of some regular (non moda fabric I need o cut into strips.

I ill try to post pictures. Tank you or all advice and opinions.

I think the consensus is not to wash pre cuts to avoid shrinkage and fraying that will leave you with odd sizes. If you feel you really need to for bleeding, I would just gently soak them in warm water in the sink and handle as little as possible--lay flat to dry.

I washed a jelly roll and dried it in the dryer. First I folded a bunch in half and used a long stitch and sewed them together. I washed them in a net bag. It was still a big mess and I will never do it again!

Thank you, i neer thought about shrinking and fraying. I think i will not wash and just sew together thank you for the advice.

I trust Moda not to bleed...some day that might bite me in the butt but so far I've had good luck.

I don't pre-wash my pre-cuts...I just throw in a few color catchers with the finished quilt "just in case". So far that has worked for me. I don't buy "no-name" precuts, though; only from manufacturers where I have used their yardage without having bleeding problems in the past. (My "trusted" list for precuts is short: Kona, Moda, Connecting Threads, and Hoffman)

I don't wash them. I put one or two color catchers in the wash the first time.

I wouldn't wash pre-cuts either. If you are concerned about all or some of the fabs, you could soak them in hot, soapy water in, say, a dish pan. Let dry, press. If you get excess dye in your rinse water, would probably repeat. Certainly not in a washing machine. This coming from a dedicated prewasher!

I read on a fabric site (can't remember which one) to never pre wash a jelly roll. I never do. So far no problems. Good ole color catchers

I had a Moda red bleed.

Another member of this board has also had Moda reds bleed.

NO! No! Never! They will shrink and fray and you will never get them straightened out! froggyintexas