Originally Posted by Shemjo
This is the hardest thing to master in quilting. I work on using the SCANT quarter inch and it helps, but in a block with lots of seams, it can be troublesome! Pressing WELL is essential. Starch helps!
I tried Best Press and it distorted my seams... I think it goes back to me not prewashing, so the liquid shrinks/expands/does something that makes it so my seams are no longer straight.
I took a class with Anita Grossman Solomon and she starches the heck out of her fabrics. I'm not a fan of the smell of the starch, but she recommended getting scentless (go figure). I think I get nervous about adding lots of things to the fabric ahead of time... I'd rather get it home, iron, cut, sew... no added starch, markings, etc.....