Using starch
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I've decided to try using starch while piecing a block. Fine so far. I just realized that I don't know exactly when to apply the starch! (Yeah, I know, but that's how I am.) Do you pre-wash with it? Do you spray the cut pieces with it?
I'm piecing an LOQ pattern for a baby Basketweave quilt from 2007. The instructions are pitiful! There was a TV show of it, but I missed the part about setting in the last rectangle! They don't sell it as a DVD. It'll be nice as an all blue twin size, but I think starching the pieces will make it a tad easier! Here's a pic....
I'm piecing an LOQ pattern for a baby Basketweave quilt from 2007. The instructions are pitiful! There was a TV show of it, but I missed the part about setting in the last rectangle! They don't sell it as a DVD. It'll be nice as an all blue twin size, but I think starching the pieces will make it a tad easier! Here's a pic....
Basketweave pattern
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I spray starch the dry fabric, let it dry, press, cut, sew and then starch again before I start quilting.
If there are any bias cuts, I spray the fabric til it is soaked... cardboard like texture does not stretch LOL
If there are any bias cuts, I spray the fabric til it is soaked... cardboard like texture does not stretch LOL
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Originally Posted by kathy
I saw Fons and Porter do that quilt, it looked like a real pain! I starch my fabs pretty heavy after I've washed, starch, iron, cut, sew, starch, iron, quilt. good luck with it
This is just a trial so I know there are crooked seams... Folding over (you can see the creases in the lower part) before insetting the last piece helps, too.
It DOES work!
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I've just started using starch before I cut, after I piece.... I don't know why I didn't do it before! I'm kind of a sloppy quilter.... mostly 1/4 in seam... mostly square blocks...etc. the starch makes a world of difference! I mixed it in a spray bottle, applied to the fabric & pressed before cutting, then again after it's pieced, My cutting has actually gotten straighter, same with my seams.... maybe it wasn't me after all.......hmmmmm
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