Tuesday 29 October 2013

Tragic Tuesday

I feel that if Shakespeare was a quilter the famous line would certainly have gone like this:

"To steam or not to steam; that is the question ..."

Farmer's Wife Block 83 "Spider Web"


I've never had a preference either way - you could say that it really hasn't been a controversial topic for me at all ... hang on a minute ... is this a Spider's web's floating in the breeze?  

Nope it's just my "wibbly wobbly block" - my 3 year old's words!


Is this block waving at us?




It wasn't "wibbly wobbly" until I gave it a blast of steam to make those seams sit nice and flat.  

Nice flat steam ironed seams = wonky block?

I've done the same thing with the previous Farmer's Wife blocks I've hand pieced.



Now I'm scared of steam ...

So friendly quilt folk; "To steam or not to steam?"  this is the question I'm asking you!


10 comments:

  1. I've never steamed, but that is because my iron spits out brown yucky steam as opposed to me making a conscious decision about steam. Wobbly or not I love those fabrics you've put together for this block.

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  2. Oh dear! Hopefully when you join the blocks together, the wobble goes away! It's such a lovely block!

    I don't use steam but I know others do! I think it's a personal preference!

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  3. I always used to steam. But now I spritz water from a bottle if I need some and use my iron dry. Sorry your block went wibbly wobbly. And I hope Kristy is right, that it will be okay when you join them. The fabrics are fabulous and your points are perfect!

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  4. I don't steam - too many people have told me not to! But I do use a spray of water to get any stubborn creases out of fabric, and I do tend to "iron" so much as "press", so I'm still a bit of an ironing rebel ;)

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  5. I fill my iron with water at the start because it makes my iron more hot but I don't necessarily push the steam button unless there is a seam or wrinkle that needs a little more persuading to come out. Hope the block is fine when you join them together. I am loving your blocks!!

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  6. Gorgeous block, I don't steam no reason why other than can't be bothered to fill the iron up and maybe I never will!

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  7. Awesome colour combinations :)

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  8. Love the orange fabric you paired with the floral print. I use steam on occasion, I really try to just use a dry iron, but sometimes i feel like steam is necessary!

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  9. I don't use steam for quilting. I even have a different iron from my clothes iron because I don't mind steam for them. I must admit I don't get edges as crispy as friends who use steam but I just like a dry iron. Wibbly Wobbly blocks is such a cute name.

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  10. I didn't steam for a long time, tried it once (on my own wobbly Quilty Barn) and now I'm hooked. I leave my iron on when I'm doing a lot of sewing and going back and forth between the iron and sewing machine, and I noticed that when I have water in it, it will stay hot longer. Beautiful blocks!

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