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Old 11-03-2018, 12:26 PM
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I’m getting ready to start a new project and will be using some yardage as well as jelly rolls. It seems like a lot of work to starch the jelly rolls so I was going to skip it. Should I still starch my yardage before cutting or just skip that as well?
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Old 11-03-2018, 01:29 PM
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I only starch things that don't behave properly. All of my projects are a mixture of fabrics that are starched, fabrics that have best press on them and things that have been pressed with only water. So - imho - you will be fine.
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Old 11-03-2018, 01:58 PM
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It doesn’t matter. My quilts always have some fabrics starched, some not. I starch a piece when I need to. Sometimes it helps when cutting, sometimes it helps when Piecing, sometimes it’s just not necessary.
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Old 11-06-2018, 10:42 AM
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To be honest, I only spray Best Press on my fabric when I'm making a quilt with really small pieces. I find that it helps tremendously with keeping the fabric from stretching but when making a large quilt, I only use it if necessary. I really don't think it matters if some are and some aren't starched.
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Old 11-06-2018, 11:12 AM
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Thanks ladies, I will move forward starching at will!
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