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Old 06-08-2011, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by MamaBear61
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I love Mary Ellen's Best Press. light and smells good
I have just purchased my first bottle of Mary Ellen's and I really like the result, but I am thinking it could get fairly expensive.
mix it with the NIagra...I love it that way....makes it go longer too!
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Old 06-08-2011, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
mix it with the NIagra...I love it that way....makes it go longer too!
Great idea!

I'm insane for some of the Best Press scents - I swear if they came out with a perfume like Cherry Blossom or Caribbean Beach, I would buy them! But, especially after you pay for shipping, the Best Press does get expensive.

Diluted Sta Flo doesn't have much scent of its own, so that might be a good match - thanks! :)
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Old 06-08-2011, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Faren
Bought some Niagra today. I think I like it except it smells strong enough that I'm afraid it might make my headaches worse. Though it does dry fairly quickly. I'll just have to be careful.
I've used both. I used starch (Niagara) for the first time last week and felt lousy afterward. I think I'll stick with the Mary Ellen's. I buy it on a class day and save 15%.
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Old 06-08-2011, 09:19 PM
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I'm a cheapo I make my own..

1 cup of sta-flo
1 cup of baby- distilled water
1 cup of any scent of febreeze non aerolosol spray

Mix well and pour in a dollar store fine spray bottle..I get lil flakes every now and then but I don't care I'm gonna wash the quilt anyway so it'll get washed out.
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about $5.---and the smell---the (stuff) my friend bought at the lqs was very (perfumy) and the smell lasts in the fabric- at least with good old Niagra spray starch the smell is gone when the starch is dry- the lqs stuff costs more and smells until it's washed out.--i tend to avoid wasting my money on common items that have suddenly found a spot on the shelves of the lqs...the common items that have been around for decades still work...just because it suddenly says (for quilting) on it another $5-$10 can be added to the price....and maybe a little fancier packaging or (smell)
you can buy a huge box of freezer paper in the grocery store for around $5 and it will last you literally years- or you can buy a package of 50 printer paper size sheets of freezer paper at the lqs for about $10...they will get you through a project or two--of course, there is the ease of use-time saving factor...
i tend to save money and am willing to do a little extra work
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What is the difference if any, between the starch you buy at a quilt store and what you can buy in the laundry aisle?
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