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antylu 10-29-2012 07:28 AM
Originally Posted by lclang (Post 5620661)
Keep in mind that bugs like starch. If you are not going to finish your quilt right away and it is going to be stored for a while, you should think twice about leaving starch in your fabrics. I prefer to use sizing instead.
Altho I like the sizing; in this particular pattern everything has to be so perfect to match as there are so many points where the sashing comes together with log cabins, that is why I went to the heavier starch; I usually keep moth stuff in my linen closets etc. as I have lots of antique wools and linens, I haven't had any trouble with any of my starched linens. Thanks for warning tho, appreciate it.

T. 10-29-2012 07:29 AM
THank you for the tip. I will have to try that :)

carolynjo 10-29-2012 08:02 AM
Years ago my mother ironed over the then waxed bread wrappers to make the iron slide easier. No you are not waxing the fabric. She is starching it but putting it between 2 waxed paper sheets to iron it dry, if I read her note correctly.

cassiemae 10-29-2012 08:19 AM
How neat is that######Thanks

cherrio 10-29-2012 10:10 AM
that is so helpful!! gonna write that in my quilting notebook
thanks!

diamondee 10-29-2012 10:23 AM
I don' t know about wax for an iron, does it work like a polish so it glides over the fabric? what got me is the 1/2 inch log cabins. WOW

nstitches4u 10-29-2012 10:48 AM
Thanks for the great tip.

kyquiltlover1942 10-29-2012 02:05 PM
My Mother (91 yrs.) has used wax paper on her iron for years. If it had a starch build up, she puts salt on the wax paper.
Thanks for the hint, this will go ion my hint folder.

Vanuatu Jill 10-29-2012 02:47 PM
Originally Posted by quiltinglady-1 (Post 5620706)
My mother taught me to use the wax paper with table salt on it to clean the bottom of my iron. The mix of the salt and wax from the paper did a good job. Of course you have to consider the salt mess and not spread it all over the room floor.
My mom taught me to do it with any kind of paper, usually newspaper, with the salt. Then, just take a clean cloth to wipe it down and give the iron a couple shots of steam to clean out the holes. I admit, until I started buying sole plate cleaner (Dritz Iron Off) at Joann's, with a coupon, I cleaned my irons that way.

jmabby 10-29-2012 03:12 PM
Sharing tips as you did is what makes great quilters, most like you love to share. Thanks


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