Liz, your seedlings look wonderful! I think I'm going to plant some of my seeds in pots and some in the ground, after soaking the seeds a few days. I've had success with getting daylily and Siberian Iris seeds to germinate well after soaking them. I'm afraid if I did the bag method,mi would forget about them.
I've read on the Crickethill site that they file the outer seed coat of the seeds that are in double dormancy( the ones with the dark brown or black coating) to "scarify" them to get them to germinate faster. It's going to be fun experimenting with these seeds.