Originally Posted by sewmom
When I did a BOM last year, the kit I got each month was in small pieces and I asked about prewashing and the lady said with todays. Quality fabrics there is not much shrinkage. She also said that she's neveR had a problem. I wonder if it depends on dye lot, brand and the fact that some colors tend to bleed more just because ! I for one am usually to impatient to get started on my quilt to putz around and test every piece of fabric that comes in this house. There's a good chance that this decision could bite my in the butt someday!LOL
I have a friend that works for a quilt store, she bought me a table runner kit as a gift. Being a firm believer of prewashing, I did the do the prewash. One of the fabrics shrank so bad that I had to replace it with something I already had. Had I not taken the time the table runner would have been ruined. I know alot of stores don't recommend prewashing. I've had to many bad experiences not to take the few minutes it takes to prewash. When I buy fabric it goes straight to my washer. I rarely buy kits for that reason. Just my 2 cents.