I, too, starch a lot. I cover my ironing board with a large tea towel that I can wash. The only issue I have had with starch is table cloths, napkins and pillow cases that were starched 40+ years ago -- the white areas yellowed and it has been a challenge to get the yellow out without taking out the color.

Does she wait until she has no other work to do before she tackles your heavily starched quilts? I though you were supposed to quilt them as you get them, in order. I would not want to wait a year to get my quilt back.