Originally Posted by
Dawnmarieodya
I had 5 yards of one fabric and 3 of another.After unpacking it from moving across the united states with it I took it to the dry cleaners to iron it for me.I didnt mind the cost because my time is also worth somethig to me and I was able to do other things besides standing at an ironing board and it saved my right hand a lot of pain.It is on the hanger waiting for me to cut it up when i need it.It was all white with little patterns through out,roses,cars and trucks,hearts.I use this when I need some white here and there in the quilt.
Dry Cleaners press yards of fabrics? Do they do a decent job? Do they hand press it, or run it through a mangle? This could be newsworthy! When I have a bunch of fabric to press, and it's going to take me hours, I'd be willing to pay a Dry Cleaners to run it through a mangle! (I used to run a mangle in my much younger years, and think it would be perfect for pressing quilting fabric.) I'm going to check this out.
I just bought out fabrics from an estate, a ton of them, with lots of small pieces (like about a yard) up to several yards. I have been washing and pressing non stop. Had to press the smaller stuff, otherwise I couldn't get it to lie flat and neatly folded for my stash. Larger stuff I could fold without pressing. I was urged on by the fact that I had agreed to an exchange of 2" patches with a gal who is making a postage stamp quilt. She wanted all singles. In return, she is sending me strips from which I can cut 8 - 2 1/2" squares --- you know, sew a light and a dark strip together, then cut out my double patches, rearrange, and sew into a 16 patch block, which is what I want. I'm copying my Great Grandmother's quilt, and that's how she did it.
Anyway, because this other gal was so excited to get patches, it kept me going through all the boredom or washing, pressing and cutting. I ended up sending her 438 patches! That was because of the fabric from the estate sale, because prior to that, I certainly didn't have that many fabrics in my stash!
It's a good thing I like scrappy quilts!
But right now, I have to take a break from everything quilting, and just do something else. This won't last long. But everyone needs a break from tedium!
Happy Days!