Sometimes We Must Agree to Disagree

When I first got my computer I thought it would be fun to join online swaps. I followed the rules and prewashed the fabrics and sent out squares as requested. And then when I worked with the fabrics I received in the swaps I was dismayed and how limp those fabrics were. I starched them and I used sizing and I was still not satisfied. I stopped participating in swaps once I realized that I did not like using prewashed fabrics under the needle of my sewing machine. I do not do handwork, my quilts are 100% machine stitched and I prefer to use the fabric as it comes off the bolt .... it seems more machine friendly as far as my vintage Singer is concerned. I am more accurate with crisp fabric full of manufacturer's sizing or whatever it is. Just one BBer's opinion, of course, but I know I am not the only one who feels this way.

Judy in Ohio