Homemade starch
Old idea, but I want to post for the new quilters. I ran out of StaFlo concentrate and only WalMart carries it here. I do not go to WalMart, so I tried making my own. After finding several recipes, I chose a cooked one. I couldn't wrap my mind around spraying uncooked cornstarch on dark fabric.
1 1/2 Tablespoons cornstarch
2 1/2 cups cold water.
Bring to a boil, cover and cool.
I added 5 drops of lavender essential oil - should help it last longer.
Put into a old Niagra spray bottle.
I had to use it last night to save some unstitched QSTs. It worked great, maybe a little stiffer than I use for piecing, but I'm going to leave it as I have a quilt to sandwich soon and I like the backing to have some body.