Originally Posted by quiltinghere
Sounds like it maybe a little too heavy if the charm can stand up on end! LOL :)
Like others I also let mine rest a bit...if I have time. I also spray on the wrong side of fabric so IF it flakes it'll flake there.
I would have to fondly disagree with a "little to heavy" According to the "quilting book of Danni" (thats me) there is no such thing as TO MUCH STARCH.
I spray mine till it is soaked, like enough you could probably wring it out, then I put the kids to bed and drape the soaking wet fabric over the kitchen table and chairs, sometimes the ironing board too, let it dry till its a stuff mess! Hit it with the steam iron, it softens up the starch enough to make it smooth but it leaves it still stiff! I never have a problem with stretched bias! lol oh and my back of my quilt tops are never stringy either.
However if this isn't your "style" I have read that you can spray it, fold it up, put it in a ziplock bag for at least 30 minutes, bring it out and iron it and it won't flake!