I soak my fabrics in my starch solution and hang it to dry. If I know I'm going to need fabric for the next day I'll do it the night before so its dry in the morning and I can press it. I'll spritz it with water and press it. No gunk on my iron and I'm not waiting around for it as I did it the night before. I try to add up how much fabric I'll need for whatever project I'm working on and cut that much to starch beforehand. Hopefully I've calculated enough but times I goof up on my cutting and have to recut. Working on a project now where the instructions were screwy and I've had to find another way to make that particular block so have to recut. Just for your info, the miscut fabric will be used on another project so not wasted. I hate waste.