Steam or not.
#12
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Location: Piedmont Virginia in the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mtns.
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Interesting responses!
I ALWAYS use steam, and high heat. Have taught my classes for 25 years that it isn't the steam that distorts but the "presser," and that it's how the point and the edge of the iron are used that makes a difference.
I LOVE how quilting is not a "written in stone" art!
Jan in VA
I ALWAYS use steam, and high heat. Have taught my classes for 25 years that it isn't the steam that distorts but the "presser," and that it's how the point and the edge of the iron are used that makes a difference.
I LOVE how quilting is not a "written in stone" art!
Jan in VA
#15
I flip back and forth between a dry iron and steam. If a seam is being stubborn I use steam to tame it. Also a drop of water on the front and back of the intersections, works well to get them to stay nice and flat too :D:D:D
#17
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i NEVER put water in my iron; i keep a spray bottle of water on the ironing board, and if a fabric is so wrinkled that a dry iron does not take care of it i mist the fabric and press. works great for me. :)
#18
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Originally Posted by Quiltforme
I have found that sometimes it shrinks my block. I read somewhere that this can happen and well it made a lot of sense when my squares were short 1/4 inch. I still steam but only on larger fabrics
#20
Generally I use a dry iron and starch. However I do use steam on occasions. I also use vintage irons that heat up fast, hot and never have a shut off. An iron that shuts off after so many minutes drives me insane, maybe that's because I'm slow as molasses (sp)!
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