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    Old 06-14-2010, 05:38 PM
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    When you make your bom squares and if they haven't been prewashed, would you prewash your boarder fabric before you cut it?
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    I'm not a big prewasher, so I probably wouldn't.
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    Old 06-14-2010, 05:51 PM
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    I'd wait until the whole quilt was done & wash it then. JMHO!!!
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    Old 06-14-2010, 06:39 PM
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    ditto
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    Old 06-14-2010, 06:46 PM
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    only if worried about color running, if it is stable, i would wash the whole quilt together, if you wash the borders separatly they are not going to 'shrink' evenly with the rest of the fabrics used.
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    Nope, wait and wash when it's finished.
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    Old 06-14-2010, 07:13 PM
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    I either prewash it all or none :D:D:D
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    Old 06-15-2010, 12:31 PM
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    Originally Posted by dkabasketlady
    I'd wait until the whole quilt was done & wash it then. JMHO!!!
    I agree!
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    Old 06-15-2010, 01:28 PM
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    I'm with amma - all or none. That way everything can shrink/adjust the same.
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    Old 06-15-2010, 01:30 PM
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    I would not. I would finish the quilt and then wash it all at once.
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