Watson

When doing a strip quilt, do you prep a whole bunch of strips ahead of time?
I have all my scrap strips in a drawer and they are all jumbled, most need ironing. Most are 2 1/2"...so, would you iron them all and cut them into different widths before you started?

Second, do you get up and iron after every other strip? Or do you just finger press and add all the strips?

Third, I bought a roll of Golden Threads paper really cheap... would that be good for a foundation?

Fourth someone said it was best to start with a white strip diagonally and build from there...I'm assuming this creates a pattern? Does anyone have a picture of this?

Thanks,
Watson