tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604198823143166568.post4688665216605890736..comments2023-09-02T10:38:58.685-05:00Comments on Julianne's Place: Juliannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13222937596081354758noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6604198823143166568.post-87015980261726302172011-09-11T09:24:22.266-05:002011-09-11T09:24:22.266-05:00I used to wash all my fabrics the second I got the...I used to wash all my fabrics the second I got them home...but now I don't always as I don't find that much shrinkage anymore. The other reason I always washed them was because of dyes running, which I feel doesn't happen as much anymore either. I still prewash any fabrics that are red and deep purple.<br /><br />That said, I do think prewashed fabrics are easier to work with because you have the sizing used to make the fabrics washed away. <br /><br />Anytime you use cotton batting you will have more shrinkage. It shrinks when washed and that is where some of your bubbly looking surface comes from. The inside has shrunk, and the top has bubbled up. I like that look too!Jean https://www.blogger.com/profile/02953574832610193585noreply@blogger.com