Do you iron your quilt tops before..
#104
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I too iron each block as it is sewn and iron when the blocks are sewn into a quilt. I read where someone used cornstarch and water to make their starch...it is great! I used to go thru many cans of starch...the cornstarch and water is so much cheaper...therefore I can buy more fabric...
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Originally Posted by quilt queen
I too iron each block as it is sewn and iron when the blocks are sewn into a quilt. I read where someone used cornstarch and water to make their starch...it is great! I used to go thru many cans of starch...the cornstarch and water is so much cheaper...therefore I can buy more fabric...
#110
Originally Posted by aussie bella
Originally Posted by quilt queen
I too iron each block as it is sewn and iron when the blocks are sewn into a quilt. I read where someone used cornstarch and water to make their starch...it is great! I used to go thru many cans of starch...the cornstarch and water is so much cheaper...therefore I can buy more fabric...
I am not affiliated with the above site but it has the portions of cornstarch and water to mix and cook to make homemade clothing starch.
This sounds like what my Mother made in the 1950s. Good luck. From what I remember ironing as a kid, Dad's shirts were really heavily starched (as most men's were those days) and he looked mighty sharp. Mom even starched his all green and all tan work shirts. Of course, everything was ironed, including the pillow cases, hankies and kitchen towels.
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