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Old 08-03-2010, 11:51 AM
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brushandthimble
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Originally Posted by Kryssa
In my Intro to Quilting class, we were taught to iron out the default fold in our fabric and create a new one after making sure the threads were as straight as possible...

Does everyone do this? I was doing this tonight on 6 yards of backing for a twin quilt and it felt like it was taking forever when all I want to do is sandwich and start quilting :)
I do iron before cutting. On my backing? I iron, measure, cut, sew seam if needed, and iron again with statch. Any crease left is an invatation for a pleat in the backing. MHO
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