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01-17-2009, 04:03 PM

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mpeters1200

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Originally Posted by mpeters1200

Sizing spray and spray starch are not the same. If you want sizing, I would use "Magic Sizing". I don't use starch. But sizing is easy to use. I did a "Block of the Month" type thing with a quilt shop. The fabric was really thin and I had a hard time piecing with it. After I added the sizing, it was much firmer and easier to use; without having a paper like quality to it as you'll find with spray starch.

Loretta, I'm so glad you bumped this up. Wow have things changed in two years. I never buy sizing anymore. All I use is starch on just about every fabric. I can never tell which ones I'm going to cut into triangles and which I'm not so I starch it all.

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02-11-2009, 06:13 PM

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Margie

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BUMP???? I have seen this before what does it mean? lol

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02-11-2009, 06:20 PM

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Bump means....

This is an old thread that we talked about a while ago. Sometimes, a member finds an older thread really good and might provide someone with info so we "bump" it up to the front.

That way, the thread gets "bumped" to the front page where everyone can see it.

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02-11-2009, 06:21 PM

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Thanks....I had noticed this several times before and wondered....finally decided to ASK lol

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02-11-2009, 06:33 PM

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re: sizing vs. starch

with starch you can make it thin or thick to suit your own needs. i like a heavy starch so my pieces can get up and walk by themselves, but if you like a 'sized' quality you can mix liquid starch thinner.

a really heavy starch is 50/50. more water = thinner starch. less water = thicker starch.

i also like the liquid because i hate to run out. i can always make more.