Originally Posted by zkosh
Originally Posted by BellaBoo
More important then steam or no steam is the ironing surface. If your surface is soft, the block will sink in and distort with a hot iron or steam setting in the distortion. A very firm non giving surface will make a big difference. I use a board for pressing all my blocks and piecing. A thick piece of plywood covered with one layer of thin cotton batting with cotton canvas stretched around it and then stapled. I need all the help I can get and small things make a big difference.
I agree! It's really easy to distort pieces and blocks if you aren't careful! I've also started to use Best Press and I really like the results.
BellaBoo, thank-you for reminding me about the hard surface. I have read this before. (Maybe in one of your posts). I keep intending to create a hard ironing surface for seams but it slips my mind. I will put it in my notepad.