No. It's wonderful! I was afraid it would the first time I did it, but It went away. Sewing room smelled like salad for a bit.

:P

Thanks to everyone who has given me suggestions. I'll have to get a special rotary cutter just for the pinking blade: I didn't know there was one out there. And since I goofed & washed all the material for my gift projects, I'll try the sprinkle & freeze process to see how it works. And BellaBoo, if I cut even the smallest piece to check for colorfastness, that would be right where I needed precise cuts for the pattern piece (Murphey's Law runs deep in our family) :<( Again, thanks for all your help.

me, too

I don't overload my washer and I take the fabric out before it is bone dry. Sometimes I have a rat's nest jumble - but not usually.

Here's what I do, after years of trying everything: I put the fabrics in the washing machine, but agitate them by hand. Then spin. Rinse--agitate by hand again. Spin. Then they go in the dryer and all is well.

This doesn't have anything to do with pre-washing fabric or not.....but I use distilled water with white vinegar in it for my Rowenta steam iron......it really zaps the wrinkles, and sets the seams great! The smell of vinegar is a clean smell and does not stay in the fabrics.

You might want to try this method--it cuts down tremendously on the wrinkles and the ravels. I read about it in a quilting magazine years ago and have used the method every since.
First thing cut a small triangle off each corner of the fabric piece at the end of the selvages. This keeps the raveling to a minimum. Then working with the fabric folded lengthwise, accordion fold your fabric piece (working with selvage edge) --make your folds 6-18 inches wide, depending on the length of the fabric. When I am doing 2-3 yard pieces, I use the wider fold. Now safety pin the selvage edges together every 3-4 inches. (On smaller pieces, put pins closer together). You should have a very neat package to put in the washer. When it comes out of the washer, give it a good shake, holding onto the pinned edge, then put in dryer. I dry on med heat and use the extra care button (gives longer cool down). Give the fabric a shake when it comes out of the dryer. Unpin and press. Often it only needs a swipe with the iron.

Aren't you glad you discovered this before you put hours and hours into making a quilt?

To all of you have replied with wonderful suggestions, I thank you very much. To SoFunQuilts, you must have a newer Rowenta because my instruction book for my oldie-goldie says that I'm not to use distilled water in it. And to Karla, I have a front-loader washer so I couldn't do the agitate by hand process. I'm printing out all your replies in case I have a senior moment and forget what I'm supposed to do. Thanks again for all the helpful hints.