Quilting 101: Pressing vs. Ironing with Natalie from Missouri Star
Do you have a pressing question? Learn the difference between pressing and ironing in Quilting 101 with Natalie. This essential skill in quilting will lead to great results later on when you do it correctly. Learn how easy it really is in Quilting 101, a series of quick and easy quilting tutorials especially for beginners.
Instructor
Natalie Doan
Natalie is the host of Quilting 101, Embroidery 101 and the Creative Strategist and Editor of Block Magazine at Missouri Star Quilt Company. She was taught how to sew by her mom, of course, and began quilting when she grew up.
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What is covered in Quilting 101: Pressing vs. Ironing with Natalie from Missouri Star?
Do you have a pressing question? Learn the difference between pressing and ironing in Quilting 101 with Natalie. This essential skill in quilting will lead to great results later on when you do it correctly. Learn how easy it really is in Quilting 101, a series of quick and ea...
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The tutorial video is 00:04:23.
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Yes. A written transcript is available on the tutorial page.
Video Transcript
1. Pressing is when you set the iron down on your fabric/seams an apply heat. Ironing is when you move the iron back and forth, which can cause your fabric to stretch, which you don't want to do!
2. Press seams open from the back of the fabric.
3. Typically you want to press seams to the darker side of the fabric so they don't show through.
4. You can make a tiny clip so that you can press seams in opposite directions, but take care not to clip your stitching line.
5. You may wish to do #4 to avoid bulk where lots of seams come together.
