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I'm working on a one block wonder right now and, oh, how I wish I had starched before cutting! This lesson is now ingrained in my brain.

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Originally Posted by Vat (Post 7080571)

I use StaFlo all the time, I should own stock in the company. I mix it half with water and it makes all my fabrics for
quilting perfect. Cuts down on stretching when pieces are cut on the bias, piecing it lots easier, etc., etc. Did you get the idea that I starch ALL my quilting fabrics BEFORE I cut them out. Yes, before I cut them out because if you starch pieces or block after they are cut out or made they are not a precise.

I love the Stay-Flo. I keep my spray bottle in the refrigerator.

It works better if you:
1. spray and let sit a few seconds to soak in.
2. use it hot: either use hot water to make it, or iron the fabric and then spray.
3. spray the entire piece and then iron. (It's all soaked in by then.)
4. dunk entire piece of fabric into diluted starch, let it dry and then iron.