It is the type of quilt that the more you look at it the more you like it. Great job with the sashing.

I was told do not use starch if you store fabric. Silver fish will eat into the fabric since they are attracted to the starch.

I have never had a bug problem...however I no longer live in Louisiana...lol...I put all my starched scraps in zip lock bags...then you can throw them in an open container with no problem...also keeps dust off of them and you can label. I tend to keep scraps from a certain project like a quilt all together...don't know why except they are already kind of matched up if want to use them for something else. Most people keep them by color groups.

Not always. I washed one and the batt inside disintegrated. I had globs of gunk everywhere. Like washing a box of tissues. I now have a home made one that washes well.

Now I put freezer paper on my ironing board and change that if it looks too grungy. Fusibles will make it look like that.

If you make your own starch from corn starch then you may have a problem but StaFlo is so easy to dilute and has no properties that will attract bugs. You can use it as you go. Day one starch, day two cut, etc.

I use spray starch. I put oversized pieces on a towel on a table to spray. I let them rest for about a minute before taking them to my ironing board. There is not much buildup then. After they are ironed I cut them to the size I want.

I sprayed the pieces directly on my ironing board on my first quilt. It left a mess so I switched to a towel on a table.

I just love those colours and that pattern......so pretty!

Very pretty Reb!

I starch all the time with 50 starch/50 water put in a sprayer. I have a plastic dishpan that I used to control the over spray by putting my fabric in it to spray one side, turn it over etc. I then roll my damp fabric and put in a plastic bag and wait for the fabric to absorb the starch and then press. I use a piece of muslin over the ironing surface and then just either throw it in the washer when it gets too stiff and dirty or throw it away and use another piece.

I live in Florida where humidity and bugs are a given. I never have had problems with bugs in starched things and I store all sorts of starched scraps.

I live in Chicago & leave starched scraps in bags/bins indoors all the time without any issue at all. My ironing board cover says not to was it, so I just wipe it down with a wet rag if it needs a cleaning.