How to Press Fabric for Patchwork with Dawn Cameron-Dick
Classes with Dawn Cameron-Dick • Educational, G, 01-Sep-2012
Patchwork should be pressed and not ironed. It makes for a better result and avoids that awful creeping of the edges.
In this video, you get a great tip from Dawn on how to press fabric for patchwork. The clip is a part of her longer workshop video on making the snuggle quilt.
So, you can find her longer workshop on our website by clicking here.
Click here to learn more about Dawn Cameron-Dick.
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