Should you wash all of your new fabric? Some say yes others say no. I'm confused.

I think it is a matter of preferance. I do.

Try not wasing it before you use it and wash the finished quilt. See what you get!

I always wash fabric. Preperation is everything, just like in painting. It is part of the process. I enjoy hanging fabric on the line and watching it billow in a breeze and then taking it off the line and ironing it. It is akin to a ritual.
"The Begining Ritual"

Everyone has their own preference though and you can have yours.

One of my reasons is that I'm really not that great a quilter so the better I can make the fabric look..... :D
peace

i don't wash my fabric until i'm going to use it.

fabric today is treated to be fade resistant and mold resistant.

try it both ways and see what YOU think.

I wash

I washed yesterday. I was getting ready to use batiks in shades of rust. I laid some on a wet paper towel. The towel picked up some color, so everything went in the washer with color catchers. I hope that did it because the quilt will have a light background.

I stopped washing some fabrics because they didn't come out any different, though I do steam them when I press before cutting.

I feel the same way

Since I only buy for projects and not for stash, I prewash all my fabric before I use it. Don't wash FQ's or BOM pieces but I always wash yardage. Just what I learned from my early years of garment sewing and I want to know if I'm going to have 'issues' in advance if at all possible.

I've done both