I have not re-watched Paula's video, but can tell you that a lot of us do not prewash all our fabrics.
However....I always pre TEST my fabrics for color fastness if there is any chance of them bleeding.
I do that by cutting about a 4" square and putting it in a white bowl with HOT water. If the fabric bleeds, it's easy to see the color in the water against the white bowl.
Also...I personally like the soft, puckery look of old-fashioned quilts. I get that look with new quilts by using unwashed fabrics and a cotton batting that will shrink up about 5% when washed. Hobb's Heirloom Cotton, an 80/20 blend, is my favorite. Because the fabrics and the batting will both shrink in a hot wash and in a hot dryer, I get the soft puckery look I'm after.
If you don't like that look, prewash your fabrics, preshrink your batting (read the label to see if your batting recommends preshrinking) and do not wash in hot water or dry in a machine. You will want to block your quilt with cold water to keep it flat and pristine looking.