quilter1147

I meant to say Terial Magic might be good for appliqué, not for embroidery.

yolajean

In the beginning, I did not starch fabric until the block was finished. However, I read a post by Leah Day and she suggested that we starch our fabrics (not pre-washed) before cutting strips. I had many strips to cut so I used her method. I believe it did help stabilize the fabric and seemed to keep the strips straighter.

pocoellie

I don't pre-wash and I starch everything that I'll be using. This is how I starch:when your iron gets all gunky, it's because when you’re ironing, instead of ironing the fabric, you were ironing the starch. I starch every piece of fabric I'm going to work with, at least 2 hours ahead of the time, throw it in a plastic bag, and let it sit, then I'll take it out, either line dry or throw in the dryer for a few minutes, then iron, have never had a problem with the iron getting all gunky then, I do spray mist with water since I don't use the steam on my iron.