Originally Posted by
Knitette
In ironing;
Streamers (iron with steam)
Partial Steamers (use steam occasionally)
Dry Ironers (never use steam)
Sprayers (dry iron but use a spray)
Clappers (use steam but set with clapper board)
To this list it's necessary to add those who do not iron until all the piecing is done! I believe Kaye England teaches this method in her classes. Some of her students on the QB have reported back that it works, but I haven't had the courage to try it.
Of course there's also Ginny Beyer who doesn't bother to press seams in any particular direction; she just presses from the top and lets seams fall where they may. She hand pieces all of her quilts so seam direction is not important to her.
In Quilt magazine Aug/Sept 2013 the topic for their "Ask The Experts" page was the pre-wash/not pre-wash question. The six answers were all over. Jackie Robinson and Tula Pink never pre-wash. Pippa Armbrester and Deb Finan always pre-wash. Denyse Schmidt and Liza Lucy pre-wash some projects, do not pre-wash others.