Pressing vs. Ironing
#11
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A quick swipe with the iron won't hurt anything no matter how you do it. A hard ironing will be a problem. For bias edges I use a lightweight fusible interfacing on the fabric before cutting. That bias isn't going anywhere.
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I tend to iron with a light hand when getting the wrinkles out of washed and starched fabric. I press the seams to set them -- sometimes with steam and sometimes not. I also use a tailor's clapper if there are a lot of cross seams since the pressure on the steamed seams really helps flatten the seams.
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Doesn't this depend on how much vodka you have had? Just kidding.
I typically iron. If I try to press, then when I turn the fabric over, the fabric bunches about a 1/4" so there is a new ironing line where there isn't supposed to be one. One more crease to get out. No thank you.
I typically iron. If I try to press, then when I turn the fabric over, the fabric bunches about a 1/4" so there is a new ironing line where there isn't supposed to be one. One more crease to get out. No thank you.
#14
I think if you have a lot of bias you can make you blocks off but regular straight seams I have never had an issue ironing, and I steam the heck out of everything, doesn't really affect my blocks but I use good quality cotton
#15
I took a class and found out using a white fluffy towel on top of the ironing board helps with fabric not getting distorted. Plus the small pieces stay put! I use the towel all the time now. Use white just in case of color bleeding
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I use the Steady Betty to press my quilt pieces and it's great. The fabric does not move.
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But doesnt that fluffy towel get smooshed down pretty quick when pressing?
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I have seen Jenny iron her blocks and amazed since it is a bad habit to teach new quilters. Since I oversize my blocks, I stitch, starch, press then trim. Once they are blocks, I carefully press them sometimes when they have been stitched together.
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