Do most of you wash fat quarters
#11
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I sometimes do the Q-tip test. Wet a Q-tip with hot water and rub it over the fabric. If the tip discolors. then wash.
FQs can be rinsed in a bowl of water and wrung dry inside a bath towel. The final drying comes from the iron. Quick and easy.
FQs can be rinsed in a bowl of water and wrung dry inside a bath towel. The final drying comes from the iron. Quick and easy.
#13
I pre-wash everything. I serge the cut edges first so there is no raveling. If a fabric is cut off grain or the color runs or it shrinks, I want that to happen before I use it. The serged edges are a sign for me to know that it has been prewashed when I throw the remaining fabric in the scrap box or back in my stash........depending on how much is left.
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I pre-wash by hand. That way I do every piece individually and if the colours run, they don't run onto anything else. I have found lots of colour bleeds from current fabrics. There is always shrinkage with cotton, so by pre-washing I am hoping to avoid too much puckering from later washings. I add enough puckers!!
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