I dip starch with StaFlo liquid starch from the grocery store. You mix it with water so you can get the amount of stiffness you want. LOTS cheaper and less environmental impact than a spray.
StaFlo is what I use all the time too. Besides not having to get rid of the spray cans, it works really great and not having to constantly pump that sprayer saves on my poor arthritic hands. I love it!
Hi Rushelle. I don't have a big issue with fraying even on the occasions when I don't starch, so I I'm not really sure. It does keep bias cuts from stretching, so I'm guessing it also keeps fraying to a minimum. I would try it and see how it works for you.
@@tobeornottobe5995 Hi. I've never used StaFlo; I have arthritic hands as well. Do you mix it in a plastic tub? And how big? Can you save what is left? Thanks.
Great video! Thanks so much for sharing your tips with us! I look forward to trying these. Please ignore the negative comments...some people are just incapable of appreciating generosity!
Great instructions. I spray starch all of my material, before I cut and after I piece. I have been doing this for over 50 years now. Time sure has changed over the years, starch especially has change in it application, so much easier now, just spray, no soaking in the solution, hanging to dry and then iron with no steam. The work is worth it, I find it makes the points perfect and cotton seems to cut and sew like a breeze. You have a great day.
You are a great teacher and one can see how much you love your craft and your kindness of heart in sharing your amazing tips! I am going to try this girl! Thank you!
Sister, you opened my eyes!!!!!!! Thank You so much! Also the way you explained it all. You, are my new best friend! I was those people that would look at one of your patterns and think, "NOPE" But, I'm going to try it!
My mother passed away this past Sept. she was an avid sewer and I inherited two sewing machines. During the Shelter in place I decided to get one of the sewing machines out of storage and have been teaching myself how to sew. I am a novice sewer and have been interested in learning how to quilt. This video was very informative and did not seem overwhelming ! LOL! Lovely lady and very informative and enjoyabe video ! Izzy
Go for it,Izzy! A few years ago I started quilting, using only You Tube videos. It's been so much fun! My skills are improving over time. Thank goodness for all the generous makers out there who help us so much. My favorite You Tube quilting teachers are: Karen from Just Get it Done Quilts, Kimberly from Fat Quarter Shop, Lori Holt, Sherri and Chelsea, and Pat Sloan, but I've learned from so many more, too.
I can relate although I have seen for years in my youth in high school, sheltering in place made me pull out my machine and start making masks! Then it became…what to do with the scraps?! My great-great grandma quilted by hand so I decided to turn scraps into treasures! My mom and elders all passed and left me all kind of machines that I have put to good use in the past 2 years come this March! Happy sewing! Remember it’s only fabric. It’s only thread. Keep learning but don’t get frustrated. The internet makes it all possible. That’s a good thing. These tutorials will take you where you want to go!
Gerri, Love your demonstration of get the triangles, etc. to be on point. I knew that it should be less than 1/4"!! But I've still struggled to get it exact. What a gem you are! I love your colors!!! They are mine too and the quilt behind you is soooooooooo beautiful! Thanks.
😁😁😁😁😁😁😁 **I ** have never gotten to see you teach before!! And I thoroughly enjoyed it!! Are there more of your teaching videos available??? You were GREAT!!!
Good morning Gerri, i just found you. I like your soothing voice. I don't seem to understand patterns. I do understand skills though. I love how you teach.
I can make most block designs been sewing for 70 yrs ( I'm 75) patchworkin gfor 15 yes - just a baby yet but however neat and accurate my blocks are how accurately and careful I cut. I use a quarter inch foot and sew very carefully. When putting blocks together my points and seams are always a few ml out. Even if I pin I end up tacking the points and seams but this is so laborious especially on a complex design. I do design my own as well as traditional but this issue is taking the joy out of a craft I love.i must thank you for responding to my last query first response I've ever had I watch this video over and over. Oh I have tried pressing 1 seam one way and the other seam the other direction I've tried pressing Sean's open nothing works for me !!! Thank you Beatrice
You have simplified a few techniques I've previously hesitated trying! Appreciate your techniques! Thank you! PS..I thought I was the only person who used the word "skooch"! Lol
Amazing tip. I just recently realizing the importance of starching the fabric before cutting. I am still testing starch and water proportion and control the "gooenies' to my liking.
Gerri, you have been my favorite quilt designer since I started quilting in about 2005 or sew. Wonderful video. Many thanks for sharing this. I am more of a traditional quilter.
Yes we are from the same era, my husband was military and needed starched fatigues. So I’m pretty sure I used StaFlo starch, dipped the fatigue then line dried. I brought them in and sprinkled with water then rolled them up and placed in the refrigerator to iron the next day!! Does this sound familiar to anyone out there? This took place in 1959
My dad was a welder when I was growing up in the 70's and we used heavy starch on all of his work clothes so the welding sparks would bounce off. Every week we'd boil the starch and water, pour it over the clothes in the big sink, wring them out by hand (heavy denim shirts and jeans) and then hang them outside on the line to dry. Then the next day the clothes were so stiff they could stand on their own, but we'd iron them into submission. I remember our hands being red and irritated from all the wringing, and that it was sooooo much work!!
That’s how my mom cared for my Dad’s Navy uniforms. Actually we did all our ironed clothes like that. Today, we can do the same thing. We don’t need to buy expensive cans of spray starch or sizing. They are not good for the environment.
Well when I tell hubby I'm going to marinate I'll return sober and surprise him...in actuality your tips were so helpful and the first time I had seen it.
Thank you for sharing. I have been quilting for 20 years and because of generous people like you my piecing has improved tremendously. This may be obvious to others but is there a difference between "fabric sizing" and fabric "starch"?
I watched this three times but I still wasn’t able to see which side of the crease you stitched because you used white thread on white fabric. For demonstration please use contrasting thread.
@@nancydeangelis1810 From Google, I had to look it up too!! Starch is used to stiffen fabrics such as shirt collars and cuffs, while sizing is used to add body, “crispness” and “hand” to garments. Starch is vegetable-based (it's formulated from wheat, corn or rice), while sizing is a resinous solution that can be either vegetable- or plastic-based.
Liquid starch is something I have used for years on clothes and material. I have a little ball made for filling with liquid starch. It's lid is designed to open during the spin cycle. It floats in an aggitator washer until the spin cycle. I imagine it would in a front loading waster as well. The material or clothing material is strengthened. Sweaters do not pile as much and my small son's denium dungaries looked new when his son wore them 25 years later.
I have tried this method in the washer and did not get the amount of stiffness that I like. I'm assuming this is because the water does kick in again when the spin starts, so dilutes it more. It also spins out so much more dryer. I don't mean dryer, but not as wet as I like. You know what I mean.
Thank you Gerri for your tutorial, great content. Two questions: (1) Do you pre-wash your fabric? and (2) what stitch length do you use i.e. stitches to the inch? Best wishes and stay safe. Greetings from Ireland.
Is skosh like a smidge? The suspense was killing me after you marinated the fabric before piecing! Thanks for all the wonderful tips. I'm always looking for ways to make my piecing more accurate! I think you are awesome.
good morning Gerri, yes I also think this should work when I saw you marinating your fabric , and how wet the fabric can get. here we have an old starch flakes brand called Remy. I use it for my tablecloths in an extra rinse in the washing machine. I will definitely give it a try. greetings Michelle
I learned oh this technique from Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings and from Kimberly Jolly at Fat Quarter Shop. I use it and can confirm that my results are so much better. Nice tutorial! Ignore the negative comments.
Great class & reminding us all that blocks are composed of easy units. You really drenched your fabric in starch. How many yards approx. does a can cover? Especially if your doing the front & back? Can you hang it on a clothesline in the sun? And when you iron it the next day, does it stain your iron? I can see how this would improve your piecing.
I wonder about maybe putting starch in a small dish pan in the sink (like my mom did years ago) and soaking tge fabric that way. Then hangibg it up. The spray starch probal has aerosol propellants in it not to mention spray starch isn't cheap.
@@ellenhofer3343 I do mine in the sink in a large bowl. Same theory. It works great, and I don't seem to use as much starch. You can also make your starch mixture and put it into a pump spray bottle to use. I like the 'dunk' method more though. Then hang on the line, on a rack or even on a deck railing.
I enjoyed watching and did try the spray sizing technique. But I found it leaves a sticky mess on my cutting table and iron. I am lucky in being accurate in the quarter inch. It definitely did make it hold its shape.
I learned the starch method from Kimberley Jolly. I do it all the time. Kim explains how the fabric will shrink on her FQS starching videos- it's predictable shrinkage.
I have a weird question to all who do soaking with starch: have u looked into how many have also suffered some short of form of cancer? Using stach for ironing shirt is way shorter exposure as using it bottle after bottle. Honestly wondering
That was absolutely wonderful! I don't care if it's an aerosol or spray bottle. However the thing that really impresses me, is the word Scosche. Mom would always pronounce it with an SH sound at the end instead of a CH. And we always called it a Scosch-e bit I enjoy Riley Blake fabrics, and hope to see some of your stuff in the next quilting Adventure I have in June hopefully
I mix my own liquid starch in a large 2 qrt spray bottle. I mix it heavy. I wash all my fabric then starch and iron. I prep all fabric. It is washed as soon as it comes in my house. Precuts I do not buy. Only yardage. Some smaller pieces have been given to me and I have washed and rinsed in the sink or a bucket
I always pre wash my fabrics and place in the dryer to pre shrink. Then iron and cut. That way the shrinkage has happened and the fabric cuts will be square. Does anyone else do this?? Is this overkill? Thanks for the tips.
Hi Anne, yes I do the same thing, but pre wash by hand in salt water. This defornatly stops shrinkage and material from fading quicker. Overkill I don’t know 😂 but the material is easy to work with, natural solution I guess
Salt water? i pre wash in washer but lots of rravelling so I just trim that off. Will salt water eliminate that? Or is it because it’s the agitation from washer and dryer?,
@@rachelmiller495 It's the agitation from the washer that frays the fabric. The salt helps to 'set' the colors, so they stay more true longer. White vinegar also helps with this.
Thank you for this new idea in pressing. My only concern is the aerosol from the spray can. Bad for your lungs and environment. Love the idea, but will be using another method to marinate.
Liquid starch is heavier, although you could dilute it. The Magic Sizing is always the same texturing on lightly stiffening the fabric. In warmer climates, the finished quilts with Magic don't get silverfish insect Infestations in them when stored. It's really cheap at Wal-Mart. I've tried both, I stick with Magic now.
QUESTION: I understand the word skosh--used it all my life!--however, when you say, "just a skosh to the other side..." you lose me. Do you mean "the other side" of the hump (toward the unseamed end of the square/rectangle) or "the other side" closest to the "hump"?
I'm about to start the Riley Blake Jane Austen coverlet. Re the pre-starching/sizing, I have two questions: 1) I will be using the light sizing that you recommend for the center panel, for all of the fabrics from which diamonds are cut, and for the sashing fabric. Should I also treat the pre-printed tiny diamond boarder fabric so that there is "evenness" with respect to any shrinkage? Should I treat the backing fabric? 2) A friend will be hand quilting this piece for me. Are you aware of any issues re using the sizing pre-treatment on fabric that will be hand quilted, e.g., difficulty in pulling a quilting needle through the fabric? Thanks for any suggestions you can provide.
I found a product that is not aerosol on Amazon from London Laundry. All of those aerosol cans going into land fills just hurts my heart. And you can buy the liquid by another manufacturer in bulk. 💕
Beautiful fabric. What is the name of the line you used in this video? Thanks for all the tips. Now I need to go "marinate" some background fabric for my next quilt.
Heather North you should go to plantedseeddesigns.com. I have bought quite a few of Gerri’s patterns and they are are easy to piece. Her patterns are just beautiful and she has her fabric on the website as well.
This is called the stitch and flip technique. Stitch very slightly on the side toward the corner. Check to make sure that the background fabric triangle that flips over lines up exactly with the underlying print fabric before trimming. Then you know you've done it correctly. If you stitch slightly away from the corner the piece that you flip over will be too small. Hope this helps.
I was feeling very frustrated about which side of the crease she was stitching, regardless of the word. I am so spoiled by Donna Jordan. Thanks Kirsten for the reminder
It's cheaper and less breathing of fumes to just spray Magic Sizing and iron the backing and the quilt top as you are laying it out to sandwich and baste or pin. I use less than half a can per quilt.
Stitching in a couple of threads' distance takes into account the amount of fabric used in the fabric bending to the side over the stitching line. Getting the right amount of "skosh" takes practice-helps to have some scraps handy.
The two threads used to sew across the fabric take up a “scant” of the exact fabric measured to give you the perfect result. When folded over you get the perfect result. If you sewed down the middle, after folding over and ironing, you would have one side shorter by a small amount and not even. I hope that makes sense. Sewing all of your quilt seams as a scant of 1/4” gives you the perfect measured distance. I hope that helps.
Gerri where can I get training to design quilt patterns? I'm a senior citizens and I have some that I've worked on but am not a quilting expert nor have training in pattern making and need help
I too, use StaFlo from the grocery store and mix to your desired stiffness. Use a spray bottle, spray and let dry or iron dry. It stops much of the fray and leaves you with a beautiful and easy to use fabric.
I have learned so much from your video! I have been trying to learn what I need to do to make my piecing more accurate. I think this is what I need to do, because even though I do my best to cut accurately and sew carefully I'm not 100% happy with each block.
Hello! Our Design Director recommends, "Rather than sewing directly on the crease, you should sew a seam about a needle width to the side of the crease (or as Gerri said, "a skosh to the side of the crease"). She then presses the blocks to the dark side. After pressing, Gerri has you close the block and trim 1/4" away from the seam and repress to the dark side." Hope this helps!
Why don't you use liquid starch in the washing machine? That can't be healthy to be inhaling all that over spray.I also doubt it's good for the environment. I would think it would be more cost effective than buying all those spray cans. I keep seeing quilters on TH-cam doing this and I don't understand. Is there a reason why no one is using liquid starch?
When I tried to use liquid starch on my hand crocheted doilies, when I dried them in the drier, it took stiffness away. Now I just do the liquid starch and stretch doilies out by hand on a table to let them dry.
@@rebeccasewing the tumbling in the dryer is what softens the crisp fabric. Have you ever dried jeans or bath towels on a clothesline? The difference is shocking compared to the dryer.
Great demonstration; and your designs are beautiful. While I understand it is a preferences, I don't see any benefit of making a crease over marking a simple diagonal line. Making a crease involves so many more movements, to include picking up an iron which is a repetitive movement. Further, you have to spend more time matching corners to ensure a perfect crease, and a crease is less precise in width than a thin line. Over hundreds of units, this adds both time and fatigue to a project.
Karen Garland I have used Niagara spray starch. They have both aerosol and non aerosol. I use the non aerosol. I get it at Walmart. I've also made my own using Sta-flo concentrate and make my own. I have a few different sprays-heavy, medium, light.
I love the pace of your instructions. Not everyone who quilts is an expert (yet). Your tips for piecing are greatly appreciated ❤
I dip starch with StaFlo liquid starch from the grocery store. You mix it with water so you can get the amount of stiffness you want. LOTS cheaper and less environmental impact than a spray.
StaFlo is what I use all the time too. Besides not having to get rid of the spray cans, it works really great and not having to constantly pump that sprayer saves on my poor arthritic hands. I love it!
Does that help the fabric from fraying as bad?
Hi Rushelle. I don't have a big issue with fraying even on the occasions when I don't starch, so I I'm not really sure. It does keep bias cuts from stretching, so I'm guessing it also keeps fraying to a minimum. I would try it and see how it works for you.
Thank you.
@@tobeornottobe5995 Hi. I've never used StaFlo; I have arthritic hands as well. Do you mix it in a plastic tub? And how big? Can you save what is left? Thanks.
Great video! Thanks so much for sharing your tips with us! I look forward to trying these. Please ignore the negative comments...some people are just incapable of appreciating generosity!
agreed! so kind of her to take the time to share her tips with us
Great instructions. I spray starch all of my material, before I cut and after I piece. I have been doing this for over 50 years now. Time sure has changed over the years, starch especially has change in it application, so much easier now, just spray, no soaking in the solution, hanging to dry and then iron with no steam. The work is worth it, I find it makes the points perfect and cotton seems to cut and sew like a breeze. You have a great day.
This is a great video, calmly spoken and easily followed by anyone, thanks for sharing your great tips !!
I really like the slower pace of this instructional video. Well done.
You are a great teacher and one can see how much you love your craft and your kindness of heart in sharing your amazing tips! I am going to try this girl! Thank you!
Thank you Gerri for taking the time to show us your way in making your beautiful designs. It will be a “must try this” the next I get time to sew.
Sister, you opened my eyes!!!!!!! Thank You so much! Also the way you explained it all. You, are my new best friend! I was those people that would look at one of your patterns and think, "NOPE" But, I'm going to try it!
My mother passed away this past Sept. she was an avid sewer and I inherited two sewing machines. During the Shelter in place I decided to get one of the sewing machines out of storage and have been teaching myself how to sew. I am a novice sewer and have been interested in learning how to quilt. This video was very informative and did not seem overwhelming ! LOL! Lovely lady and very informative and enjoyabe video ! Izzy
Well done
Go for it,Izzy! A few years ago I started quilting, using only You Tube videos. It's been so much fun! My skills are improving over time. Thank goodness for all the generous makers out there who help us so much.
My favorite You Tube quilting teachers are: Karen from Just Get it Done Quilts, Kimberly from Fat Quarter Shop, Lori Holt, Sherri and Chelsea, and Pat Sloan, but I've learned from so many more, too.
I can relate although I have seen for years in my youth in high school, sheltering in place made me pull out my machine and start making masks! Then it became…what to do with the scraps?! My great-great grandma quilted by hand so I decided to turn scraps into treasures! My mom and elders all passed and left me all kind of machines that I have put to good use in the past 2 years come this March! Happy sewing! Remember it’s only fabric. It’s only thread. Keep learning but don’t get frustrated. The internet makes it all possible. That’s a good thing. These tutorials will take you where you want to go!
Gerri, Love your demonstration of get the triangles, etc. to be on point. I knew that it should be less than 1/4"!! But I've still struggled to get it exact. What a gem you are! I love your colors!!! They are mine too and the quilt behind you is soooooooooo beautiful! Thanks.
I’ve used that since I was a child ironing our families clothes. It’s amazing stuff.
Fabulous techniques. You are a wonderful teacher
😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
**I ** have never gotten to see you teach before!! And I thoroughly enjoyed it!! Are there more of your teaching videos available???
You were GREAT!!!
Thank you Gerri you are a great teacher.
Good morning Gerri, i just found you. I like your soothing voice.
I don't seem to understand patterns. I do understand skills though. I love how you teach.
I can make most block designs been sewing for 70 yrs ( I'm 75) patchworkin gfor 15 yes - just a baby yet but however neat and accurate my blocks are how accurately and careful I cut. I use a quarter inch foot and sew very carefully. When putting blocks together my points and seams are always a few ml out. Even if I pin I end up tacking the points and seams but this is so laborious especially on a complex design. I do design my own as well as traditional but this issue is taking the joy out of a craft I love.i must thank you for responding to my last query first response I've ever had I watch this video over and over. Oh I have tried pressing 1 seam one way and the other seam the other direction I've tried pressing Sean's open nothing works for me !!! Thank you Beatrice
You have simplified a few techniques I've previously hesitated trying! Appreciate your techniques! Thank you! PS..I thought I was the only person who used the word "skooch"! Lol
Thank you- great information and you are an excellent teacher.
Amazing tip. I just recently realizing the importance of starching the fabric before cutting. I am still testing starch and water proportion and control the "gooenies' to my liking.
In the old days our grandmas used to make starch in a big tub and soak the fabric in it, then hang it to dry.
I watched this silently with the closed captions on. At one point "a skosh" got translated as "ass coach" and had me laughing for a long time!
Too funny
That is funny my talk text does that some times.
Gerri, you have been my favorite quilt designer since I started quilting in about 2005 or sew. Wonderful video. Many thanks for sharing this. I am more of a traditional quilter.
I’ll advocate using spray sizing and marinating my fabric prior to sewing I congratulate you on your methods
I started doing this marinating process...I love it❤️ it helps so much...
I thought it would’ve easier to stitch in the ditch instead of on top of a mountain....I’ll try these techniques, thank you for sharing!
I learned to stirch on each side of the pressed line & cut down the actual crease.
I'm going to try this also
Yes we are from the same era, my husband was military and needed starched fatigues. So I’m pretty sure I used StaFlo starch, dipped the fatigue then line dried. I brought them in and sprinkled with water then rolled them up and placed in the refrigerator to iron the next day!! Does this sound familiar to anyone out there? This took place in 1959
My dad was a welder when I was growing up in the 70's and we used heavy starch on all of his work clothes so the welding sparks would bounce off. Every week we'd boil the starch and water, pour it over the clothes in the big sink, wring them out by hand (heavy denim shirts and jeans) and then hang them outside on the line to dry. Then the next day the clothes were so stiff they could stand on their own, but we'd iron them into submission. I remember our hands being red and irritated from all the wringing, and that it was sooooo much work!!
I was 10 years on. My hubs took his to a laundry. He was the one who taught me about feminism. 😁❤
That’s how my mom cared for my Dad’s Navy uniforms. Actually we did all our ironed clothes like that. Today, we can do the same thing. We don’t need to buy expensive cans of spray starch or sizing. They are not good for the environment.
great tip I always have trouble with my pieces not matching. I can't wait to try it.
Thank you, Gerri! I loved this video.
Well when I tell hubby I'm going to marinate I'll return sober and surprise him...in actuality your tips were so helpful and the first time I had seen it.
Nice instructions for the triangle in a square.
Love your techniques. Thanks for sharing
Do you wash the fabric before you spray?
You are a great teacher. Thank you
Subscribed and loved! You are amazing!
Thank you for sharing. I have been quilting for 20 years and because of generous people like you my piecing has improved tremendously.
This may be obvious to others but is there a difference between "fabric sizing" and fabric "starch"?
I watched this three times but I still wasn’t able to see which side of the crease you stitched because you used white thread on white fabric. For demonstration please use contrasting thread.
Good question, what is the difference between STARCH and SIZEING?🎀🎀
@@moirahouse7034 Stitch on the side away from the point you are going to flip up😁
@@nancydeangelis1810 From Google, I had to look it up too!!
Starch is used to stiffen fabrics such as shirt collars and cuffs, while sizing is used to add body, “crispness” and “hand” to garments. Starch is vegetable-based (it's formulated from wheat, corn or rice), while sizing is a resinous solution that can be either vegetable- or plastic-based.
Liquid starch is something I have used for years on clothes and material. I have a little ball made for filling with liquid starch. It's lid is designed to open during the spin cycle. It floats in an aggitator washer until the spin cycle. I imagine it would in a front loading waster as well. The material or clothing material is strengthened. Sweaters do not pile as much and my small son's denium dungaries looked new when his son wore them 25 years later.
In a front loader just use the rinse and spin cycle.
Where did you get that ball? I never heard of this idea. Sounds very clever. Is it the same for liquid fabric softener?
I have tried this method in the washer and did not get the amount of stiffness that I like. I'm assuming this is because the water does kick in again when the spin starts, so dilutes it more. It also spins out so much more dryer. I don't mean dryer, but not as wet as I like. You know what I mean.
Thank you Gerri for your tutorial, great content. Two questions: (1) Do you pre-wash your fabric? and (2) what stitch length do you use i.e. stitches to the inch? Best wishes and stay safe. Greetings from Ireland.
Thank you so much Gerri, that’s so very very helpful and useful too. I really really enjoyed watching this. xxx Mags stay safe and well too x
What an innovative way of piecing🎀🎀
Is skosh like a smidge? The suspense was killing me after you marinated the fabric before piecing! Thanks for all the wonderful tips. I'm always looking for ways to make my piecing more accurate! I think you are awesome.
Your projects are beautiful
good morning Gerri, yes I also think this should work when I saw you marinating your fabric , and how wet the fabric can get. here we have an old starch flakes brand called Remy. I use it for my tablecloths in an extra rinse in the washing machine. I will definitely give it a try. greetings Michelle
Thank you, I appreciate this Video!
I learned oh this technique from Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings and from Kimberly Jolly at Fat Quarter Shop. I use it and can confirm that my results are so much better. Nice tutorial! Ignore the negative comments.
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I starch & love it! I usually avoid spray cans…it’s an environmental thing. Hope you’ll consider this.
Do you wash your quilts?
Great class & reminding us all that blocks are composed of easy units.
You really drenched your fabric in starch. How many yards approx. does a can cover? Especially if your doing the front & back? Can you hang it on a clothesline in the sun? And when you iron it the next day, does it stain your iron?
I can see how this would improve your piecing.
I wonder about maybe putting starch in a small dish pan in the sink (like my mom did years ago) and soaking tge fabric that way. Then hangibg it up.
The spray starch probal has aerosol propellants in it not to mention spray starch isn't cheap.
@@ellenhofer3343 I do mine in the sink in a large bowl. Same theory. It works great, and I don't seem to use as much starch. You can also make your starch mixture and put it into a pump spray bottle to use. I like the 'dunk' method more though. Then hang on the line, on a rack or even on a deck railing.
Cornstarch and water works awesome and it's extremely frugal.
I enjoyed watching and did try the spray sizing technique. But I found it leaves a sticky mess on my cutting table and iron. I am lucky in being accurate in the quarter inch. It definitely did make it hold its shape.
Excellent instruction.
Olá, muito bom adorei! Fácil e rápido de fazer com a técnica de Gerri!
Even after cataract surgery, I can't see the crease well enough - LOL! The pencil, it is!
Me too!
I’m registered blind and sew mostly by feel so love the idea of a sharp crease... pencil lines are no good for me.
Can you mix StaFlo and then put in spray mist bottle??
I think the fabric does shrink so I starch my color fabric also. So it all shrunk before quilting.
I learned the starch method from Kimberley Jolly. I do it all the time. Kim explains how the fabric will shrink on her FQS starching videos- it's predictable shrinkage.
Wonderful video with a wonderful teacher!
I do not get it when you say sew a skoosh on OTHER SIDE of pressed line but you are pointing to inside line
I have a weird question to all who do soaking with starch: have u looked into how many have also suffered some short of form of cancer? Using stach for ironing shirt is way shorter exposure as using it bottle after bottle. Honestly wondering
Fantastic Video. Do you wash and dry quilt fabric first?
That was absolutely wonderful! I don't care if it's an aerosol or spray bottle. However the thing that really impresses me, is the word Scosche. Mom would always pronounce it with an SH sound at the end instead of a CH. And we always called it a Scosch-e bit I enjoy Riley Blake fabrics, and hope to see some of your stuff in the next quilting Adventure I have in June hopefully
Thank you for sharing 💖😍💕
I mix my own liquid starch in a large 2 qrt spray bottle. I mix it heavy. I wash all my fabric then starch and iron. I prep all fabric. It is washed as soon as it comes in my house. Precuts I do not buy. Only yardage. Some smaller pieces have been given to me and I have washed and rinsed in the sink or a bucket
Very good information thanks
I always pre wash my fabrics and place in the dryer to pre shrink. Then iron and cut. That way the shrinkage has happened and the fabric cuts will be square. Does anyone else do this?? Is this overkill? Thanks for the tips.
Hi Anne, yes I do the same thing, but pre wash by hand in salt water. This defornatly stops shrinkage and material from fading quicker. Overkill I don’t know 😂 but the material is easy to work with, natural solution I guess
Salt water? i pre wash in washer but lots of rravelling so I just trim that off. Will salt water eliminate that? Or is it because it’s the agitation from washer and dryer?,
@@rachelmiller495 It's the agitation from the washer that frays the fabric. The salt helps to 'set' the colors, so they stay more true longer. White vinegar also helps with this.
Thank you for this new idea in pressing. My only concern is the aerosol from the spray can. Bad for your lungs and environment. Love the idea, but will be using another method to marinate.
Why don’t you use liquid starch? No fumes.
Liquid starch is heavier, although you could dilute it. The Magic Sizing is always the same texturing on lightly stiffening the fabric. In warmer climates, the finished quilts with Magic don't get silverfish insect Infestations in them when stored. It's really cheap at Wal-Mart. I've tried both, I stick with Magic now.
QUESTION: I understand the word skosh--used it all my life!--however, when you say, "just a skosh to the other side..." you lose me. Do you mean "the other side" of the hump (toward the unseamed end of the square/rectangle) or "the other side" closest to the "hump"?
I'm about to start the Riley Blake Jane Austen coverlet. Re the pre-starching/sizing, I have two questions: 1) I will be using the light sizing that you recommend for the center panel, for all of the fabrics from which diamonds are cut, and for the sashing fabric. Should I also treat the pre-printed tiny diamond boarder fabric so that there is "evenness" with respect to any shrinkage? Should I treat the backing fabric? 2) A friend will be hand quilting this piece for me. Are you aware of any issues re using the sizing pre-treatment on fabric that will be hand quilted, e.g., difficulty in pulling a quilting needle through the fabric? Thanks for any suggestions you can provide.
Wouldn't it be easier to sew with the valley and not the hump ?
I found a product that is not aerosol on Amazon from London Laundry. All of those aerosol cans going into land fills just hurts my heart. And you can buy the liquid by another manufacturer in bulk. 💕
Beautiful fabric. What is the name of the line you used in this video? Thanks for all the tips. Now I need to go "marinate" some background fabric for my next quilt.
Heather North you should go to plantedseeddesigns.com. I have bought quite a few of Gerri’s patterns and they are are easy to piece. Her patterns are just beautiful and she has her fabric on the website as well.
@@maryschiff9580 thank you! I just discovered this youtube channel. I'll check her out.
How do you know which side to stitch from the fold?
This is called the stitch and flip technique. Stitch very slightly on the side toward the corner. Check to make sure that the background fabric triangle that flips over lines up exactly with the underlying print fabric before trimming. Then you know you've done it correctly. If you stitch slightly away from the corner the piece that you flip over will be too small. Hope this helps.
I couldn't tell which side the 'scotch' wss either.
I was feeling very frustrated about which side of the crease she was stitching, regardless of the word. I am so spoiled by Donna Jordan. Thanks Kirsten for the reminder
Love it
It's cheaper and less breathing of fumes to just spray Magic Sizing and iron the backing and the quilt top as you are laying it out to sandwich and baste or pin. I use less than half a can per quilt.
I don't understand why you don't stitch " on" the crease or a 6 ml in
Stitching in a couple of threads' distance takes into account the amount of fabric used in the fabric bending to the side over the stitching line. Getting the right amount of "skosh" takes practice-helps to have some scraps handy.
The two threads used to sew across the fabric take up a “scant” of the exact fabric measured to give you the perfect result. When folded over you get the perfect result. If you sewed down the middle, after folding over and ironing, you would have one side shorter by a small amount and not even. I hope that makes sense. Sewing all of your quilt seams as a scant of 1/4” gives you the perfect measured distance. I hope that helps.
So you don’t use Best Press?
Does this work on the batting. I have not found any tips for ironing the batting
thank you!
Do you wash the fabric before you “ marinate “ ?
Gerri where can I get training to design quilt patterns? I'm a senior citizens and I have some that I've worked on but am not a quilting expert nor have training in pattern making and need help
I too, use StaFlo from the grocery store and mix to your desired stiffness. Use a spray bottle, spray and let dry or iron dry. It stops much of the fray and leaves you with a beautiful and easy to use fabric.
Barbara Hadderton ,This creates flakes. After is terrible mess. I use staflow, as well. I roll them and put in freezer overnight a water bottle spray.
What is the purpose of the starch?
I have learned so much from your video! I have been trying to learn what I need to do to make my piecing more accurate. I think this is what I need to do, because even though I do my best to cut accurately and sew carefully I'm not 100% happy with each block.
confused - Triangle in a square - background fabric cut the size of finished block (4") but you said the background fabric strip was cut 4 1/2"?
Did you sew on the mountain side or the valley?
Is the spray safe for children’s quilts? The tips and tricks are invaluable thank you
Katywu Ste it washes out
Lorem Ipsum Thanks for letting me know
Is the scooch on the outside of the fold hump or on the inside?
You didn't say which side of the crease to sew a "skosh" on for the hst's.
Question...when doing 1/2 square triangle are you stitching on the flap? You indicate to stitch next to crease...please clarify further...thanks!!
Hello! Our Design Director recommends, "Rather than sewing directly on the crease, you should sew a seam about a needle width to the side of the crease (or as Gerri said, "a skosh to the side of the crease"). She then presses the blocks to the dark side. After pressing, Gerri has you close the block and trim 1/4" away from the seam and repress to the dark side." Hope this helps!
Is there some kind of starch you can put in a sink and literally soak it? Seems the spray would be expensive!
Mix 1/4 cup water with 2 tbs cornstarch, add 2 cups of boiling water then add your fabric when it cools down.
Where can we buy your patterns? Do you also marinate your other fabrics to?
Why don't you use liquid starch in the washing machine? That can't be healthy to be inhaling all that over spray.I also doubt it's good for the environment. I would think it would be more cost effective than buying all those spray cans. I keep seeing quilters on TH-cam doing this and I don't understand. Is there a reason why no one is using liquid starch?
rebeccasewing Maybe starch makes the fabric too stiff?
@@schisandra I would think that would be controllable based on how much is added to the load.
When I tried to use liquid starch on my hand crocheted doilies, when I dried them in the drier, it took stiffness away. Now I just do the liquid starch and stretch doilies out by hand on a table to let them dry.
@@noreenreasor2517 That's interesting. You would think the heat from the dryer would be a benefit.
@@rebeccasewing the tumbling in the dryer is what softens the crisp fabric. Have you ever dried jeans or bath towels on a clothesline? The difference is shocking compared to the dryer.
You are talking a skosh, is it less than a 1/4 inch?
What was the name of the design that was on the wall during the video and placed onto the table at the end, please?
This might be a stupid question, but why do you put spray starch on the fabric? I've never heard of this before.
Nancy Hammons it keeps your pieces from stretching, especially if you got bias pieces.
@@dlabell1 Okay, thanks.
Great demonstration; and your designs are beautiful. While I understand it is a preferences, I don't see any benefit of making a crease over marking a simple diagonal line. Making a crease involves so many more movements, to include picking up an iron which is a repetitive movement. Further, you have to spend more time matching corners to ensure a perfect crease, and a crease is less precise in width than a thin line. Over hundreds of units, this adds both time and fatigue to a project.
I need help in all 3 areas.
Thank you
Awesome
I’d like to have a recommendation for a non-aerosol spray starch
Karen Garland I have used Niagara spray starch. They have both aerosol and non aerosol. I use the non aerosol. I get it at Walmart. I've also made my own using Sta-flo concentrate and make my own. I have a few different sprays-heavy, medium, light.
Vicki Gibson thank you
Great to know Vicki Gibson. I'm not supposed to be around aerosols.
I use Faultless Maxx.
I bought Peals starch on amazon and mix it myself as a non aerosol option.