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    The Happy Quilter is offline Junior Member
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    What is a color catcher? Lorene

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    I always prewash except for precuts. coming from being a clothing maker and prewashing everything for shrinkage... nothing worse the taking your time doing a great job on a nice new outfit and then the first washing it shrinks and doesn't fit any more. just a waste. also as said in previous posts the little buggies that sometimes get in the fabric and do their thing. also I don't like the sizing they put in things and the dyes sometimes cause skin problems and I like the smell of my washing detergents and starch (thanks Blondie for the recipe). I also line dry all fabric never put in the dryer , but then I rarely use my dryer except in the winter when I can't get out and hang things. Just me quirky. Happy sewing
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    I damp press. I forgot to say that. I wash and dry to damp and then press with hot iron.

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    GuitarGramma, thank you for this reminder. It should be a no brainer for me as we do have chemical issues in our house. I probably wouldn't have survived working with all the fabric un washed for the time that you need to make a quilt.

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    I have never prewashed any fabrics and have never had an issue. I have 5 kids I do enough laundry hahaha, even though only 4 live here. I do however always use warm and natural batting and use a color catcher when I do the first wash. If it has red I use two. I don't know if the batting has made a difference on shrinkage but it's never been an issue. I agree I think its a personal preference. What kind of quilt are you making? I love to see patterns picked for boys!

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    I guess I'm lazy, impatient or both. I've never pre-washed anything but I have used a lot of precuts and thought it was not advisable to wash Jelly Rolls or Charm Squares

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    When I participate in fabric swaps, most still require it to be washed, and pressed. The exception being precuts. (Like store bought FQ's).

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    Ok, I just thought I would check in and give my final decision. I am going to prewash my fabric, drying part way and pressing while still a bit damp. I had never considered doing this before. It is the ironing the fabric what is all rolled up in a wrinkled ball that I really hate. I know for our circumstance I need to pre wash.


    Thanks for all the info and suggestions given.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mom4him View Post
    GuitarGramma, thank you for this reminder. It should be a no brainer for me as we do have chemical issues in our house. I probably wouldn't have survived working with all the fabric un washed for the time that you need to make a quilt.
    mom4him, I understand. Once (thank goodness, only once) I walked into a fabric store and my eyes started watering and wouldn't stop. A lady even came over to see if she could help me. It was awful. I don't know why I'm less sensitive now, but I still sneeze a lot when I'm fabric shopping.

    Good luck to you and your youngsters! Please post a photo of the quilt top when it's completed!

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    Quote Originally Posted by GuitarGramma View Post
    mom4him, I understand. Once (thank goodness, only once) I walked into a fabric store and my eyes started watering and wouldn't stop. A lady even came over to see if she could help me. It was awful. I don't know why I'm less sensitive now, but I still sneeze a lot when I'm fabric shopping.

    Good luck to you and your youngsters! Please post a photo of the quilt top when it's completed!
    They may have just gotten a new shipment of fabric in. I can normally get by in larger fabric shops but the small one we have here in town is in a home with normal 8' ceilings. There are times I walk into it, turn around and walk right back out. I rarely let my son go in there with me.
    I am figuring out the picture thing so I will be posting picture, starting with the one I am presently working on.

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