You should watch the first episode of Craftsy's Free BOM. She tells you how to straighten out your fabric you buy. Very interesting. Never knew that before. I always press with starch my fabric before I cut and press after I sew each piece. I love cutting and ironing. Just really enjoy that aspect of the sewing. I will use 'Faultless', 'Best Press', or 'Bounce' when ironing. I never over do it. But I love the crispness of it. If I am working with bias, I do overdo it quite a bit!! It's so relaxing to iron! But I encourage everyone to watch Craftsy's Free BOM first episode. The instructor is the writer of 'Quilts, Quilts, Quilts' from 1988 (?). She has some excellent ideas that I don't think any of us know about.