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05-27-2011, 02:08 PM

#11

frarose

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Guess I am guilty of ironing mine. I am doing some today and have ironed them. Uh Oh.

05-27-2011, 02:11 PM

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justwannaquilt

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press!

05-27-2011, 02:19 PM

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Raggiemom

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I think you're supposed to press but I know I sometimes iron.

05-27-2011, 02:40 PM

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amma

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If you iron the strips, they can get really distorted.
It is better to press all of your steps in quilting :wink: :D:D:D

05-27-2011, 04:01 PM

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CoriAmD

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Sadiemae

I press everything when I make a quilt. I was always told that Ironing can stretch the fabric.

ditto! :-P

05-27-2011, 05:09 PM

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earthwalker

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mltquilt

I try to press rather than iron my strips. Also, when you press them lay them across the ironing board. They are less likely to warp by doing them that way. Also just a hint if you are strip piecing alternate the ends you sew from. They seem to bow if you sew all of them from the same direction. Hope this helps.

mltquilt

This is what I do...works well.

05-27-2011, 05:52 PM

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blueangel

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I seem to iron even though I know better.

05-27-2011, 06:00 PM

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ube quilting

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Justwannaquilt says it all!

05-27-2011, 06:15 PM

#19

bebe

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you press a small section at a time not press it will make your strip wonky

05-27-2011, 06:21 PM

#20

charlotte625

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now I havbe always heard from a few quilter friends ...Don't iron.....but I never had heard about changing the way you seam strips together...so I called a friend and she said " haven't I taught you any thing about quilting"..................guess not...haahahahah