The one dilemma I face when I am given fabrics is whether I need to wash them.
Now…..let’s not have a fight here, but I am a pre-washer!!
I know that it adds extra time and may make my piecing less accurate, but I want to wash out those chemicals before I start using the fabric.
And there was another reason with these scraps….. Denise has a sweet cat, but sadly, I am allergic to him, so it was imperative that everything be washed before it blended in with my stash.
I wasn’t excited about washing small scraps, but I loaded up lingerie bags with the smaller scraps….
…and ran them through a fast washer cycle.
When they came out of the wash, they were all tangled together and looked horrible….
I honestly thought I had made a BIG mistake!!
But when the dryer clicked off 20 minutes later, they were clean and fluffy…..
….and ready to head to the ironing board….
At first, I ironed every single piece of fabric, even the ones going straight into the crumb drawer. But finally I came to my senses and only ironed the ones that could actually be cut into scraps.
Next step…..start trimming!! Come back on Saturday!!
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