Sharon Schamber has some free videos about the starch technique available on Youtube:
Sharon Schamber's Beginning Quilter : Magical Basting p1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi1RgiLI9GI
Sharon Schamber's Beginning Quilter : Magical Basting p2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmcdOz-ypwU