gramma8

how do you keep the starch from building up on your iron?

bisseau

Starching before you sandwich was a quilt saver for me...not to master machine quilting.

Lori S

If you let the starch saturate the fabric by letting it sit for a bit . I use the concentrate diluted and completely saturate the fabric , I then let it dry on a rack over night, then iron. I do keep a spray bottle with the solution at the ironing board for minor or small pieces , the trick is to let it soak in. If you iron too quickly , the starch is just laying on the surface and thats when it gets on your iron. Same thing for avoiding the white flakes , if you let the starch soak in .. no flakes.

Prism99

You can store starched fabric unironed. However, if you live in a damp climate it may not be a good idea because some types of bugs are attracted to starch. If bugs are not a problem, then storing starched fabric will not be a problem either. Also, if storage is only for a month or two bugs are much less likely to be a problem; it's when you get into years of storage that they have the chance to find the fabric.

Starch has not had any bad effect on my dryer, and I use a very heavy starch solution.

For spray basting on the floor, I always recommend putting a large sheet down first to cash any overspray. It also helps to spray from the outside edges towards the center.

Just Me...

I love the Mary Ellen's, too! The only difference I have noticed is that you don't get the white flakies. Use it on hubs dress slacks.

I would assume that it would help on the larger quilts as well! :)