Great question! I usually use yardage, so don't have this issue. The amount of shrinkage is going to depend on the fabric you use. You will see a small (but noticeable) amount of shrinkage with precut. If you need your precut to stay exact, don't starch it. I had the most noticeable shrinkage with a Shot Cotton. This is very loosely woven fabric, and I had a fat eighth (9 inches wide) that shrank a full inch!
I leave it on the cutting mat, or I drape it across a chair. Make sure the chair is finished, and not just stained, because the wood stain can soak into the wet fabric. If I'm doing a lot, every surface in my sewing room gets covered! But I starch and then go to bed, and can grab them all in the morning and iron them. If they didn't lay flat I lightly mist them with water before ironing.
How many tins of spray starch do you use per fat quarter. It’s an awful lot you use , don’t wish to be rude , as for ironing the the fabric I would have got my ironing board out . But thank you for your video.
I use about a can of spray starch per quilt, though it depends on the size of the quilt. It isn't about trying to use up the can, it is about starching the fabric to be able to cut and piece more accurately. Normally when I starch, I do use my ironing board. However, that area of my sewing room isn't set up for filming. It didn't make sense to rearrange all the furniture in my sewing room to film a single video.
Carolina Moore Caroline! I did! And worked really well, I throw 20 fat quarters completely damp at medium high for 10 minutes, darks and light fabric, the result was really good and just iron for have completely smooth surface🤓🙌🏻 saving lot of time 🌟
@@CarolinaMoore Sorry, I am piecing together a quilt right now with starched flannel fabric. I will be putting in the batting and a polyester minkie fabric on the back. I want to wash out the starch before I give it away. I assume that I should wash out the starch before I sandwich it together and do the actual quilting. Is that what you would recommend? Or do you normally quilting on the stated fabric sandwich with the batting and backing?
Yup! I have a clothes drying rack screwed into the wall when I starch mine now... and then move on to hanging the fabric over chairs when the rack gets full. 🥰
I don't. Sometimes the edge is ripped before I starch, sometimes it is cut. I don't worry about the edge. I square up the edge before cutting either way.
Great question! I usually leave it to dry on its own. This lets the starch really soak into the fibers, and keeps my iron from getting starch gunk all over it. And, it keeps me from potentially scorching the starch. Sometimes I'm in a rush on a project, and I don't have time to let it dry completely, so I will iron it dry. But if I starch the night before and lay everything out to dry, when I wake up it just needs a quick ironing and then I'm ready to cut!
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Welcome! And you're welcome. 🥰
What about shrinkage? Does the fabric shrink at all? For example, would pre-cuts end up the same size?
Great question! I usually use yardage, so don't have this issue. The amount of shrinkage is going to depend on the fabric you use. You will see a small (but noticeable) amount of shrinkage with precut. If you need your precut to stay exact, don't starch it. I had the most noticeable shrinkage with a Shot Cotton. This is very loosely woven fabric, and I had a fat eighth (9 inches wide) that shrank a full inch!
Great video. Can you use it on slippery fabrics like cupro or a polyester lining type fabric? I love your little iron.
Thanks! I'm not sure about other fabrics, since I don't use them. sorry.
I do a lot of scrappy quilts and miniatures. Do you ever starch small pieces, like strips for a log cabin ? Thank you.
Yes. I almost always starch.
What do you lay the wet fabric on to dry? Do you leave it on the cutting mat?
I leave it on the cutting mat, or I drape it across a chair. Make sure the chair is finished, and not just stained, because the wood stain can soak into the wet fabric. If I'm doing a lot, every surface in my sewing room gets covered! But I starch and then go to bed, and can grab them all in the morning and iron them. If they didn't lay flat I lightly mist them with water before ironing.
Have you ever used Terial Magic? I use it for quilting with a mixture of one ounce Terial to 2 ounces of water
I have! Starch is just so easy to add to the grocery list, though...
I starch my fabric similar to you, it also shrinks my fabric as if I pre washed.
starch is magical! 💕
Can you use this method on light flowy fabrics like chiffon to cut out the pattern pieces?
I'm not sure? I don't usually sew garments, so I really only use quilting cotton...
How many tins of spray starch do you use per fat quarter. It’s an awful lot you use , don’t wish to be rude , as for ironing the the fabric I would have got my ironing board out . But thank you for your video.
I use about a can of spray starch per quilt, though it depends on the size of the quilt. It isn't about trying to use up the can, it is about starching the fabric to be able to cut and piece more accurately.
Normally when I starch, I do use my ironing board. However, that area of my sewing room isn't set up for filming. It didn't make sense to rearrange all the furniture in my sewing room to film a single video.
Hi Caroline,
Quilting involve lot of fabric to starch, do you think (or may you tried) is a good idea throw the fabrics into the dry machine?
Good question! I'm not sure if the starch would build up on the inside of the dryer? I have not tried it. If you do, let me know how it works for you!
Carolina Moore Caroline! I did! And worked really well, I throw 20 fat quarters completely damp at medium high for 10 minutes, darks and light fabric, the result was really good and just iron for have completely smooth surface🤓🙌🏻 saving lot of time 🌟
Fabulous! 🥰
Did you use steam or a dry iron to press starched fabric
I usually use a dry iron. If the fabric has dried stiff with hard wrinkles, I'll lightly mist it with water or use steam to get the wrinkles out.
When do you wash out the starch, after you make your patchwork and before you add the backing and do the quilting?
If the quilt gets washed, the starch would wash out then. If not, then the starch just stays in. 🥰
@@CarolinaMoore Sorry, I am piecing together a quilt right now with starched flannel fabric. I will be putting in the batting and a polyester minkie fabric on the back. I want to wash out the starch before I give it away. I assume that I should wash out the starch before I sandwich it together and do the actual quilting. Is that what you would recommend? Or do you normally quilting on the stated fabric sandwich with the batting and backing?
If I wash a quilt for gifting, it is the very last thing I do before wrapping it up to gift. So, after it is fully quilted and bound. 🥰
Can you use a clothes drying rack to dry? Mine has rungs on the top of the rack that you can lay fabric flat.
Absolutely! 🥰
@@CarolinaMoore YAY🎉
Yup! I have a clothes drying rack screwed into the wall when I starch mine now... and then move on to hanging the fabric over chairs when the rack gets full. 🥰
Would you starch panels?
Absolutely. You may want to have a ruler handy while pressing to make sure that any panels with obvious lines or right angles stays square.
Do you rip your fabric to get a straight edge before starching?
I don't. Sometimes the edge is ripped before I starch, sometimes it is cut. I don't worry about the edge. I square up the edge before cutting either way.
You leave it dry on its own, you don't iron dry?
Great question! I usually leave it to dry on its own. This lets the starch really soak into the fibers, and keeps my iron from getting starch gunk all over it. And, it keeps me from potentially scorching the starch. Sometimes I'm in a rush on a project, and I don't have time to let it dry completely, so I will iron it dry. But if I starch the night before and lay everything out to dry, when I wake up it just needs a quick ironing and then I'm ready to cut!
What brand iron are you using in this video?
This is the Oliso Mini Iron. ❤