washing fat quarters

[happylady]

Hey everyone, good morning from Arizona I'm wondering how you all wash your fat quarters? Any and all advice will be greatly Appreciated, thanks.

[quiltingaway]

Re: washing fat quarters

I wash them pretty much the same as I would wash any yardage. I wash all my fabrics on a cool gentle cycle. I've found fat quarters don't twist and end up in knots as readily as WOF does. Sometimes there is a lot of fraying, sometimes not. I have heard that some people cut off a corner with pinking shears and that reduces fraying, but I've never tried it. By the way fat quarters are the smallest "pre-cuts" I wash.

[Vonnie]

Re: washing fat quarters

I go around the edges with my serger before washing.

[JCY]

Re: washing fat quarters

I don't wash FQs or any other pre-cuts.

[happylady]

Re: washing fat quarters

Thank you, I washed 5" squares once and what a mess. So I thought I best get some advice before I did the fat quarters.

[happylady]

Re: washing fat quarters

I go around the edges with my serger before washing.

Thank you, I do that on my largers pieces of fabric, never thought of doing to fat quarters, I will do this also.

[Mimis-quilts]

Re: washing fat quarters

I do not wash any fabric before using it. There really isn't any advantage to washing it prior to using, plus you have to take the time to press everything before use.

[misstrixella]

Re: washing fat quarters

I don't wash any pre-cuts, including fat quarters.

[Snip Snip]

Re: washing fat quarters

I don't wash yardage either, unless it's flannel.

[Sylvia H]

Re: washing fat quarters

I rarely wash any fabrics. The exception is when I am not sure of the quality and want to minimize shrinking and/or bleeding after the quilt is made. For those exceptions, I then wash all the material I am going to use in the project. I have been quilting for six years, and have only prewashed twice.

[DramaMama]

Re: washing fat quarters

Wash fabric? I can barely get through the dirty clothes hamper each week!


I don't wash precuts nor any of my quilt shop quality cotton yardage; though I do wash flannel yardage.

And fyi -- I NEVER buy flannel from Joann's (after a first bad experience with their "nicer" flannel -- I could have made another quilt just from the pilling after I washed it; it was so bad I tossed it as I was too embarrassed to use it in the quilt I was giving as a baby gift).

[grammaterry]

Re: washing fat quarters

I never wash fabric before Sewing. Sometimes I think I should if the cats have been nosy...but I just don't. I love the crispness of sewing on unwashed fabric.

[AMG]

Re: washing fat quarters

I generally don't wash any fabric, precuts or yardage. I'll starch & iron if I need to, especially if I'm working with bias edges.

[Kgrammiecaz]

Re: washing fat quarters

I barely find time for this craft that I love. If I had to wash fabric, nothing would get done. But I also love the new fabric feel and with precuts, I purchase because they save some cutting time.

[Debbie Watters]

Re: washing fat quarters

I also do not wash fabric. The only exception is the flannel used. I also love the feel of new fabric!