stupid questions about wide backing fabric
06-28-2014, 02:15 PM
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Ironing wide backings is my least favorite part of using wide backings. Throw a wet towel in with it, and at least get rid of some of the smaller creases, then concentrate on the tougher ones with the iron.
06-28-2014, 06:35 PM
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You don't say if you're quilting on a longarm or a DSM. I have a friend who quilts about 30 quilts a month on the two machines she owns, mostly for charity. She doesn't have time or energy to iron backings. When she gets one that is badly wrinkled, she'll load it in the evening, spritz it with water, and let it hang to release the wrinkles.
If you don't have a frame, then I guess I'd go the damp dryer route.
If you don't have a frame, then I guess I'd go the damp dryer route.
If you are going to load it on a long arm machine, I will do a quick press using my dining room table covered with a couple quilts as an ironing board, or my new favorite way, is to load the back on the machine, spray it with mist, roll it back and forth from the pick-up bar and the backing bar a few times and then leave overnite--by morning it's dry and smooth--ready to quilt.
Another method that works is to run it though a short cycle in the washer (when you worry about shrinkage) then hang it on the clothes line until it's barely damp, then put it on the long arm like above.
06-28-2014, 10:40 PM
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