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    Old 03-19-2014, 06:39 AM
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    Originally Posted by Jackie Spencer
    I have one of those wooden laundry drying racks( little wooden dowels) That folds flat when your done with it. I use it in my sewing room all the time.
    This is what we use also when needed. Normally I am only working with 1 piece at a time but sometimes iron it all and then cut
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    Old 03-19-2014, 06:46 AM
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    I got a sturdy center roll from from a wide roll of burlap..(ask at joanne's..they'll give them to you)..it stands up tucked in a corner till I need it..then I lay it across the top of 2 tall bookcases to keep my ironed backing on or across 2 chairs for smaller cuts.
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    Old 03-19-2014, 06:48 AM
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    Over the railing in upstairs hall. But usually I just iron and cut, then iron the next piece.
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    Old 03-19-2014, 06:51 AM
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    I am yet another iron and cut one at a time. I don't have enough room to do anything else.
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    Old 03-19-2014, 06:59 AM
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    I just iron a few pieces at a time unless it comes out of the dryer really wrinkled then I use the steam iron right away.
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    Old 03-19-2014, 07:21 AM
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    I starch and iron all the fabric I think I'll need plus a little extra for miss cuts. I hang them up on a hanger so my ironing board is free for ironing seams when I get to the sewing part. I tend to cut for my borders too so I keep them on a separate hanger so I don't get them mixed up while cutting for the blocks. This keeps them flat and unwrinkled till I need them. My sewing room is int he basement with open rafters so I can put my hangers above on a stray nail from previous owners. When I starch my fabrics I do the same, hang them on hangers over the sink till they're just about dry and then iron them all at one time. This keeps my ironing board and cutting table basically free for cutting fabrics and keeping the instructions nearby. I have a design wall to arrange my blocks before stitching them together.
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    Old 03-19-2014, 07:58 AM
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    I hang the extras from Pants hangers..
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    Old 03-19-2014, 08:02 AM
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    I starch and iron everything and then cut as the directions tell me to. After that I leave it on my cutting table. This works well for me and my disorganized world. I probably should label the pieces but I don't so it might not work for a more organized quilter.
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    Old 03-19-2014, 10:51 AM
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    I bought a rolling clothes rack. Hung the fabric on extra big hangers, used clips for smaller pieces so they would hang straight. Worked great when I was paper-piecing a large quilt. I could cut off a piece of each color as needed.
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    Old 03-19-2014, 11:36 AM
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    If they are short enough, I use skirt hangers and hang them up. For longer pieces I have a wooden laundry drying rack and I fold them over that.
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