tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post5495755256559987156..comments2024-03-28T03:17:28.911-04:00Comments on Art With a Needle: Quiltmaking 101 -- Sandwiching your quiltKathleen Loomishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05930922068379938756noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-2554885595872786072014-05-25T10:07:27.655-04:002014-05-25T10:07:27.655-04:00Sharon -- I don't use steam in any situation -...Sharon -- I don't use steam in any situation -- too many bad experiences with irons spitting black spots. But I do spritz liberally with water and then press the bejesus out of it, which is sort of the same thing.<br /><br />Marsha -- I generally don't square up until after quilting, but sometimes I start off a little closer to square than in this particular photo. Maybe I should write more about this issue in a future post.kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-84806148743518610282014-05-23T21:01:32.275-04:002014-05-23T21:01:32.275-04:00In the picture of the full quilt, it looks like yo...In the picture of the full quilt, it looks like you haven't squared up the quilt. Do you do this after quilting? I wouldn't know how to work with those uneven edges. Help!Marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694387412536502256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588118538433483895.post-43942707495083977592014-05-22T17:33:34.347-04:002014-05-22T17:33:34.347-04:00Kathy, I'm enjoying these posts, enjoying find...Kathy, I'm enjoying these posts, enjoying finding some tips and tricks, as well as confirmation - "If Kathy does it, it must be okay." One thing I have not noticed, or maybe I missed it, but do you use steam when you press your final quilt top? I sometimes find I need to "steam the heck out of it," as someone once recommended to me. What's your opinion?Sharon Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161304908727113546noreply@blogger.com