Do you iron your quilt tops before..
#71
I iron the strips as I finish them since I found I can match the seams easier as I sew them together. By pressing the quilt just looks better to me. My daughter never used her iron until she began sewing so maybe I have passed on something to her
#73
I iron every step of the way. My trouble comes when it's time to take top and backing to the LAQ. It seems no matter how careful I try to be, they both wrinkle horribly when I fold them to transport. Think it would be silly to deliver them on hangers?
#74
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Originally Posted by Tilladare
I iron every step of the way. My trouble comes when it's time to take top and backing to the LAQ. It seems no matter how careful I try to be, they both wrinkle horribly when I fold them to transport. Think it would be silly to deliver them on hangers?
#78
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I'm from the press as you go school of dressmaking so it is a deeply ingrained habit to press, press, press. It would be too much stress for me to worry about my blocks being nice and flat throughout the entire process.
#79
Originally Posted by chattykathy17
I press every step of the way. Each seam, each block when done, each time I put blocks together to a row, etc. It just gives it a crisp look. The last two tops I took to the quilter, she loved it.
#80
Originally Posted by debbieumphress
I use Best Press and press each piece as I sew and then the whole top before quitling. I like the crispy look and clean. To each his own. Just like I do not prewash and have never had trouble and use shout color grabber and it comes out ok too. I took Grannyp70 a half gallon of Best Press today and she is hooked. Of course we are working on the Farmers wife blocks and they are small so really helps.
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