How and when do you Starch?
#11
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I rarely use starch until I prepare the backing. I starch that quite heavily. Because I can't see the back when I'm FMQ, I think starching cuts down on unwanted surprises like little tucks.
If I get a stubborn wrinkle in a block, I will spray with starch, but only because it's sitting there. Water would work as well.
Edit: I will be starching my fabric for my next quilt as each block will have a rather long diagonal seam.
If I get a stubborn wrinkle in a block, I will spray with starch, but only because it's sitting there. Water would work as well.
Edit: I will be starching my fabric for my next quilt as each block will have a rather long diagonal seam.
Last edited by Irishrose2; 03-03-2018 at 01:32 PM.
#12
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I starch when prepping for cutting. I easily go through 2 cans per month of cheap Faultless starch from W-M. I like my fabric to not move around on me while cutting and sewing. I starch vintage sheets several times before cutting.
#13
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I starch and iron my fabrics before cutting. It helps my cuts be much more accurate and then while I’m creating blocks, using the pieces a little steam reactivates the starch just enough to make everything press flat, precise.
Iron yardage- large/ uncut pieces; ( as in moving the iron around, smoothing wrinkles)
Press cut pieces, pieced parts, blocks ; ( as in place the iron down flat, then lift- don’t move it around on the piece)
Iron yardage- large/ uncut pieces; ( as in moving the iron around, smoothing wrinkles)
Press cut pieces, pieced parts, blocks ; ( as in place the iron down flat, then lift- don’t move it around on the piece)
#15
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Sometimes I starch; sometimes I don’t. If the pattern had lots of tiny pieces or long bias edges, starch. And, like IrishRose2, I always starch the backing.
#17
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I do all of the above depending on what is needed. I use Best Press on all my fabrics before cutting. After that I starch as needed. Sometimes I starch each block sometimes I wait and just starch the whole top. I starch the back before sandwiching also. It just seems to make it easier to keep everything smooth.
#20
I sometimes use Best Press lavender scent but as much as I love lavender I don't like this one. I have a huge container of it, I think a gallon. Yuck!
I'm not much for starch either, but then again I rarely pre-wash fabrics.
I'm not much for starch either, but then again I rarely pre-wash fabrics.
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