pressing batting
#1
pressing batting
I just sandwiched a full bed quilt (for a full size bunk bed) that is 75X85. The twin sized batting was 72X90. I wondered if it wouldn't be close enough. I pressed it and lo and behold - it worked! Barely, but it worked. When I told a friend I had ironed the batting to make it work she said she always irons her batting. Hmmmm. Not me.. I sandwich on a full bed with a pillow top mattress - it is a bit rounded and the shape seems to help the quilt pieces to cling and drape nicely. I hand press - rub my arm and hand over each piece as I sandwich - and never saw a need to iron before.
So what do the rest of you do?
So what do the rest of you do?
#2
I usually spray the batting and put it in the dryer but last time I had some ugly crease
I sprayed it with water/vinegar and ironed it with some muslin in between (just to keep
my iron clean). For a bigger piece I would probably just put in the dryer as usual.
I sprayed it with water/vinegar and ironed it with some muslin in between (just to keep
my iron clean). For a bigger piece I would probably just put in the dryer as usual.
#8
If the batting is wrinkled, I throw it in the dryer with a damp towel. I would never, ever iron it - sounds like too much work! I have the same question as QuiltnNan about whether pressing the batting to make it larger is a good idea. I always piece on another scrap of batting if I'm short.
#9
If the batting is wrinkled, I throw it in the dryer with a damp towel. I would never, ever iron it - sounds like too much work! I have the same question as QuiltnNan about whether pressing the batting to make it larger is a good idea. I always piece on another scrap of batting if I'm short.
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