Do I use a dry iron or steam iron??
#1
Do I use a dry iron or steam iron??
I have just finished piecing together my first quilt. (Of course I got carried away and it is a large queen size quilt!) I am thinking I need to iron the entire top before I put the 'sandwich' together. Do I use a dry iron or steam to do this?
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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As usual, the answer is YES. lol It depends. I just did a Lasagne top with a jelly roll so there weren't many crossing seams and I used a dry iron. When there are lots of seams or stubborn seam lumps, then I often use steam. Best Press has come in handy too to help handle these pesky seams.
#6
I press each block as it is sewn, and then press each seam when sewing the blocks together. Then I put it on the longarm right away. The result is that I usually don't need to do any more pressing to the whole top. I count this as a big plus, since it's hard to press a large top without introducing new wrinkles. If you do press, particularly with steam, be careful not to distort the top.
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Cadillac, MI
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I press as much as possible with a dry iron and use a shot of starch if I need moisture. Water would work, but the starch is sitting there. My iron steams too well and I don't want to distort any blocks.
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