Me, too! I like my fabric as stiff as a sheet of paper, and the Sta-Flo does that for me with one application.

I agree with Beth - I prefer Magic Spray Sizing. Mary Ellen's Best Press doesn't make the fabric stiff enough for me. Mary

I love the smell of Mary Ellen's Best Press, but I did not feel it made the fabrics stiff enough for my taste. I usually use Magic Spray Sizing.

BethMI

I use the Best Press also. The one thing I do is dilute the bottle with water, 50/50. The product still works great and lasts twice as long. Bobbi

I never used to starch my fabric at all, but a number of people started to reccomend it, so I tried it, and I won't cut out fabric for a quilt with out starching my fabric first. I will even starch any scraps I have before I cut them out to use in a quilt, especially if they aren't going to be cut on the straight of grain.

I love Mary Ellens Best Press Starch Alternative. I have been using it for some time now. I buy the refill gallon size, and just refill my spray bottle when it runs low. The gallon sized is priced to where it's like getting two 16oz. spray bottles for free... and you don't need to buy a new spray bottle every time you run out. (I'm on my second, or is it third, gallon, and still using the first spray bottle I purchased, so the trigger handles last quite a while on these bottles. I hate the cheap ones you can purchase and they stop working after awhile). I also like the different smells, and they also have one that is unscented if you don't want any smell in your fabric.

Diane in Colorado Springs

quilting00 wrote:
I've been using this stuff for several months now. I really like it! It seems expensive, but it doesn't take much of a spritz to do the job. I like to use it for getting those end-of-bolt creases out of fabric too. I saw a huge refill bottle of it at a good price yesterday. Might have to go back and buy it.

I like the different scents. Too bad there isn't a Pine Wreath scent!

Kay Ahr in Nevada USA

Thank you all for your help

Just like Bettyann I use Niagra spray starch original. It makes for precise cutting and piecing it's not expensive and I don't have to mix anything up.

I seldom use starch but when I do it's Mary Ellen's Best Press. I started using that some last year. I prefer to use piecing techniques that don't require the use of starch such as making blocks oversized then squaring them up or my preferred paper piecing technique. I've learned to be very careful when pressing bias edges so they don't stretch.

quilting00 wrote:
That's on my list of things to try, but I think it's considerably more expensive than just mixing up Sta-Flo.

I am a fan of Mary Ellen's Best Press spray starch. . .it never flakes and doesn't build up on my iron. Terry

Just remember to let the starch soak into the fibers before you put the hot iron to it. That will reduce the amount of flaking that you get. It also helps to apply the starch to the back of the fabric, and iron the front.

I've never used starch (on anything but DH's shirts for work) but all this talk about it makes me want to try it. I'm going to look for Sta-Flo tomorrow. Thanks!
JoAnne

Sorry I did not reply sooner. The last two days were set up and first day for our biannual quilt show in Sarasota so I have been Very Busy. I use Niagra Spray Starch. I have no problem with bug or no problems with flaking. This starch gives the fabric a crisp hand and makes piecing more precise. Hope that helps. Betty Ann