Originally Posted by
dunster
I pre-wash everything and then I iron it. Yes, iron it - takes much too long to press it and I haven't seen any problems develop because of this.
Same here. I iron my prewashed yardage, with steam even which I'm sure shatters another "rule." I do try to iron with the grain of the fabric though, to avoid any inadvertent stretching while it's more pliable from the steam.
And like feline fanatic, I also iron my blocks, mostly when they're finished though. During piecing, I'm more apt to press units "just in case", but that's the only exception unless I'm working with known non-grain raw edged finished units (blocks, setting triangles, curves, etc).
I don't have a quilting 'Rule Book', I have quilting 'Personnel Policies' and since I developed them exclusively for the personnel in my studio (me), I have no problem at all following them.
