Do you iron your quilt tops before..
11-13-2010, 04:52 AM
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Originally Posted by bearisgray
I do. I like to improve the odds of having the seams lay as "attractively" as possible.
It's also a chance to see if there are any last minute glitches that might need to be touched up or changed.
(Doesn't guarantee that I'll catch them all, but there is something about pressing that sometimes shows up wonkiness)
I usually press the top while it is still in sections - it is a bit easier to handle it that way.
I also press the backing if there are any seams in it.
I also wash all my fabrics before cutting them.
It's also a chance to see if there are any last minute glitches that might need to be touched up or changed.
(Doesn't guarantee that I'll catch them all, but there is something about pressing that sometimes shows up wonkiness)
I usually press the top while it is still in sections - it is a bit easier to handle it that way.
I also press the backing if there are any seams in it.
I also wash all my fabrics before cutting them.
11-13-2010, 04:59 AM
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Originally Posted by azdesertrat
Originally Posted by tuesy
Yes I do iron them. I'm an over achiver when it comes to ironing. I iron when doing the blocks, then iron it all when it's together.
11-13-2010, 05:56 AM
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I press as i go, and before sending it off to the quilter I make sure everything is perfect; she loves to quilt it when it lays flat when she puts the trio together for quilting.
Since I'm a new quilter, she is amazed I bring it to her in such fine shape. She says many of the old quilters just bring her a couple tops that are rolled up, wrinkled and she refuses to do their cleanup work for them, so there is threads at times, and of course if she sees them, she does remove them, but she makes no big attempt to remove what they could remove. Also, it lays so much nicer when she wants to go to quilting it - and I've been so pleased with the outcome of the quilt(s) when done.
Since I'm a new quilter, she is amazed I bring it to her in such fine shape. She says many of the old quilters just bring her a couple tops that are rolled up, wrinkled and she refuses to do their cleanup work for them, so there is threads at times, and of course if she sees them, she does remove them, but she makes no big attempt to remove what they could remove. Also, it lays so much nicer when she wants to go to quilting it - and I've been so pleased with the outcome of the quilt(s) when done.
11-13-2010, 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by tuesy
Yes I do iron them. I'm an over achiver when it comes to ironing. I iron when doing the blocks, then iron it all when it's together.
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