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Hattie94 02-04-2017 02:54 PM

Iron quilt block pieces
 
When ironing your quilt block pieces, Do you use steam or not?

PaperPrincess 02-04-2017 03:00 PM

I use steam but I wash & dry all my fabric so it's not going to shrink any more.

maminstl 02-04-2017 03:09 PM

I generally press them dry, but then hit the steam button to get the seam flat. Burn myself too much with steam just "on"

sushi 02-04-2017 03:16 PM

I use steam and make sure only to "press" (not "iron") so as not to stretch the fabric. (Like PaperPrincess, I pre-wash and dry all my fabric.)

cashs_mom 02-04-2017 03:26 PM

Depends on the day :D

I sometimes use steam, sometimes spritz with water and sometimes iron dry. It all depends on how the fabric is behaving.

Gay 02-04-2017 03:28 PM

Sometimes yes and sometimes no. I like to give the back a squirt of starch before pressing, it really helps to flatten those seams and stay flat, then I don't need steam.

Tartan 02-04-2017 03:35 PM

​I iron with steam before cutting, iron dry while under construction.

quiltingshorttimer 02-04-2017 08:07 PM

iron with steam unless I've got bias edges, then I either use starch or best press.

QuiltnLady1 02-04-2017 08:57 PM

I use a lot of starch in my fabrics before I cut so I iron dry when assembling the blocks so the stiffness stays there.

ljptexas 02-05-2017 04:58 AM

I use steam, using liquid starch with water in my plastic spray bottle & keep close to iron on pressing board...


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