handquilts

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

valsma

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

ube quilting

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

fabric_fancy

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

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

DebraK

try it both ways and see what YOU think.

Glassquilt

I wash

irishrose

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.

JUNEC

I feel the same way

NJ Quilter

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.

Painiacs

I've done both