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02-07-2011, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Prism99
Originally Posted by sharoney
OK, Everbody here starches. But I use quilters basting spray to sandwich my quilts before quilting and I read that it won't stick if the fabric is starched. Anyone?
02-07-2011, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by sharoney
Thanks! I use either cotton or 80/20, too. Do you starch your fabrics before you cut?
02-07-2011, 09:49 PM
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Starch, starch. starch!!!!
Reminds me of what my Mama told about Grandma many years ago. It was while Mama still lived at home and before she married Daddy. Mama said she had been having to do the laundry most of the time for the whole family and knew how to do it and how much starch (flour and water) to use.
But one day Grandma told her, "Now don't starch my underwear". Mama said it made her so mad, since Grandma knew she had been doing the washing for a long time. So Mama said she made the starch so thick and dipped Grandma's underwear in it and they would stand alone when they dried. Grandma never told her how to do the laundry anymore. Wonder why???? LOL
Reminds me of what my Mama told about Grandma many years ago. It was while Mama still lived at home and before she married Daddy. Mama said she had been having to do the laundry most of the time for the whole family and knew how to do it and how much starch (flour and water) to use.
But one day Grandma told her, "Now don't starch my underwear". Mama said it made her so mad, since Grandma knew she had been doing the washing for a long time. So Mama said she made the starch so thick and dipped Grandma's underwear in it and they would stand alone when they dried. Grandma never told her how to do the laundry anymore. Wonder why???? LOL
02-07-2011, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by sharoney
OK, Everbody here starches. But I use quilters basting spray to sandwich my quilts before quilting and I read that it won't stick if the fabric is starched. Anyone?
And I starch my piecing fabric before cutting, too.
02-08-2011, 02:02 AM
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Originally Posted by skydiver70
Starch, starch. starch!!!!
Reminds me of what my Mama told about Grandma many years ago. It was while Mama still lived at home and before she married Daddy. Mama said she had been having to do the laundry most of the time for the whole family and knew how to do it and how much starch (flour and water) to use.
But one day Grandma told her, "Now don't starch my underwear". Mama said it made her so mad, since Grandma knew she had been doing the washing for a long time. So Mama said she made the starch so thick and dipped Grandma's underwear in it and they would stand alone when they dried. Grandma never told her how to do the laundry anymore. Wonder why???? LOL
Reminds me of what my Mama told about Grandma many years ago. It was while Mama still lived at home and before she married Daddy. Mama said she had been having to do the laundry most of the time for the whole family and knew how to do it and how much starch (flour and water) to use.
But one day Grandma told her, "Now don't starch my underwear". Mama said it made her so mad, since Grandma knew she had been doing the washing for a long time. So Mama said she made the starch so thick and dipped Grandma's underwear in it and they would stand alone when they dried. Grandma never told her how to do the laundry anymore. Wonder why???? LOL
02-08-2011, 02:03 AM
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Originally Posted by cjomomma
I was using starch but when I had to make cut backs starch was one of the first to go.
02-08-2011, 04:33 AM
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I like the homemade Mary Ellen's that I learned about here. 2 ounces of vodka, couple drops of lavendar essential oil and fill the 16 ounce ME bottle with water.
I found the lavendar oil at Whole Foods and have requested my own bottle of cheap vodka for the sewing room LOL I have been making it with Sky Vodka and that could get a little expensive!!!
I found the lavendar oil at Whole Foods and have requested my own bottle of cheap vodka for the sewing room LOL I have been making it with Sky Vodka and that could get a little expensive!!!
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