Water In Your Iron or A Spray Bottle
 

I read an article on Craftsy about tips to help in quilting. One of the items said never put water in your iron, but just spritz the fabric with a spray bottle. I use starch before cutting so that gets spritzed. When I pull out fabric for a project and it is wrinkled I use my steam feature to make the cloth as smooth as I can get it. I cannot imagine using a dry iron all the time, particularly when steam is so useful. I'd love to know what other folks think of this, but until then I will continue to use the steam feature. Seems like no matter how old I get or how long I quilt there is always something new to be learned.

:thumbup:Water in my iron and a water spray bottle to use for added steam. I often prefer steam. I consider other people's suggestions and then make my own decisions as to what I prefer, like prewash or never prewash fabric; washable glue for basting, etc.

Spray bottle only for me. In my experience, all irons spit hot water and dirt eventually, and I'm tired of it.

Spray bottle, the only reason I say is, because I was watching the quilt show and Ricky Tims said it is better to have a spray bottle with water because over time the water can mess up your iron.

in my cheap wallyworld irons, i put the water in the iron, for my expensive cordless iron, i use the spray bottle. and i have my starch in a spray bottle, too.

Like justabit crazy, I use a spray bottle because all my irons eventually leak dirty water and stain my fabric.

I put water in my iron and use the steam feature when needed.

Spray bottle. because iron spits out dark stains after a while.

I put water in both cheap and expensive irons. Use the type water it was designed/manufactured to use...distilled or tap depending on manufacturer's directions. Some manufacturer's make models for both water types (Rowenta, for example). Following this practice I've never had an iron spit at me or at my fabrics with either clean or dirty water (except for when I overfill by mistake).

Spray bottle for me because the bottle holds more water than the iron. It also saves me from having to empty the iron after I'm done (I can't leave water in it because the cats might knock it over while they are playing).