Originally Posted by gail-r
I press each step and starch before cutting fabric and starch the top after it is together and also starch the backing. Makes the quilt go together nicely and reduces the chance of wrinkles during quilting.
I do this too, but all my quilt sandwiches are made and finished on the longarm. If you don't want wrinkles or pleats on your quilt, you have to press the top and backing before loading them on the longarm. However, my DH bought me a steamer, so the next quilt will get steamed before I load it and I'll see if I like that. I do like the way the starch gives so much body to the quilt, so I need to figure out how to do the starch and steam thing.