Do you take as much pleasure?
#12
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Tampa Bay Area, Florida
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Not to put a wrinkle in things [okay that was on purpose], but do you really want to do things twice? [All fabric fondling aside] I iron if I am getting ready to use the material, but ironing and putting it away where it will get creased and have to be ironed again doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Maybe I had to iron more in my younger years than some of you, but ironing several yards of fabric once is really enough for me!
#13
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Illinois
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I really like to iron the fabrics in preperation of quilting. When I make scappy quilts a mix up a bowl of starch solution and immerse all the scraps ( most are pretty small) ... then let them dry on a rack and press them all ... some people think I am nuts .. but I really like it. ... take that pile of chois and turn it into a nice tidy stack ! I always feel great afterwards.
#14
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Nebraska
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I, too, enjoy the washing and ironing process. I do this when I'm ready to use the fabric. I also like to iron pillow cases. Can't say I enjoyed ironing years ago when everything needed to be ironed and kids to take care of, etc.
#17
I think the enjoyment comes form doing anything with the fabric be it washing, ironing, cutting, piecing and quilting...it's all about the fabric!!! Sometimes i like to just LOOK at the stash :lol: :lol: :lol:
#18
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Central New York State :o)
Posts: 277
I enjoy ironing fabric, but not clothing. There's such a feeling of satisfaction in making something neat and tidy out of something wrinkly and messy. I love ironing seams into crispness, too.
#19
So glad to see I am in such great company when it comes to ironing the stash. I don't mind doing a quick second iron when I am getting ready to use the fabric.
I like feel like I get a chance to see what this fabric or another might look like. I enjoy folding the nice crisp fabric and wrapping it around a rulers so all my stash is similar is size, then slipping it off the ruler for stacking on the shelf. I also feel like I accomplished something when I see it folded neatly on the shelf just waiting for it's turn.
I guess only another quilter understands.
I like feel like I get a chance to see what this fabric or another might look like. I enjoy folding the nice crisp fabric and wrapping it around a rulers so all my stash is similar is size, then slipping it off the ruler for stacking on the shelf. I also feel like I accomplished something when I see it folded neatly on the shelf just waiting for it's turn.
I guess only another quilter understands.
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