Originally Posted by
MadQuilter
I use no steam when I put pieces together and steam once the block is together but the areas where the seams come together is bulky or lumpy. Steam tends to get it into submission. I have also used steam with starch to "block" a piece into shape.
I try to get my blocks 'trained' as I go, so they don't need to be 'beaten into submission'
I have learned to press/iron along the grain lines instead of diagonally (on the bias) - and that seems to help maintain the desired shape.
I usually use light steam.
And- horror of horrors - I've taken a pressed block and then ironed it in all directions like I was rolling out a pie crust! From the top/right side.
Try several ways - use what works for you - sometimes one method will work in a given setting - sometimes one has to go to Plan B
Many of us have tried several ways of doing things - some worked well for us - some were 'interesting experiments' - (translation - WHAT THE ???? )