Mary Ellen Products 60041-1 startch, Scent Free, 16 Ounce

This is the best product for quilt making. I mix with water and a few drops of my preferred essential oils, and go to town on the most stubborn quilt seams. Love this because I can store pressed blocks long term without worrying about pests. And it works! Like magic! Im on my second gallon. No regrets.

Best starch for quilting! Its a must have in my quilting tools

Everyone has their favorite, and Mary Ellens Best Press is mine. It is much better than the generic spray starch and more effective than the other higher priced sprays that I have tried. It really helps me with the precision of piecing my quilt tops.

I decided, based on so many recommendations, to buy a gallon size of this starch at the same time I purchased the pump spray size so that I would have it on hand. This product is the best alternative to liquid or aerosol spray starches as it doesnt leave any residue on your fabrics or iron, and does a fantastic job of removing stubborn wrinkles from fabrics. Be sure your iron is clean, and then spritz your clothes or fabric (for quilters) with this and simply iron. Your iron will glide over the fabric! Its absolutely the best product Ive ever used to add some sizing to fabrics without the chemical odors from aerosol cans and no worries about gunk on my iron. I recommend this product to anyone who wants a nice finish for their clothing, as well as to quilters and machine embroiderers.

So happy to just be able to refill rather than buying smaller bottles that fill up the landfill.

I use Best Press for piecing, really rely on it - it doesnt stick up my iron, and it washes out easily. I wish it werent so expensive, but still I wont use any other product!

I have been quilting for a few years, but just started making a Farmers Wife quilt (small 6 blocks) that not only were small, but had many triangles and other precision piecing needs. I mentioned my struggles, and a friend suggested trying starch. I tried some spray starch from the grocery store because it was easy to get a hold of. It worked well at helping me keep the tips of my triangles very crisp. But I managed to go through 2 ironing board covers and a new iron in a month. Not to mention that I was always running out of starch. After doing some poking around online, I found Best Press. I started with a small bottle, but it was love at first press. It didnt smell, was easy to use, didnt build up on my iron or my ironing board covers, and kept all my triangles perfectly crisp. I currently always have a back up gallon in the closet, just in case. I cannot quilt without it now. Best Press is also very useful for giving body to thinner fabrics, like lawns of voiles, whether you are using them for garments or quilting. Remember to starch or use a product like this before you cut your pieces and make your quilt blocks! If you do it after you cut your pieces, or even after you piece your blocks you can cause the fabrics to distort or shrink, causing puckering.

I love Best Press for quilting. It stabilizes the pieces so my blocks look nice.

Ive been sewing/quilting for almost 50 years. I like to press my fabrics before I start, especially if I am cutting on the bias. I have enjoyed using this to help prevent some of the stretch that can occur. I do realize that I could make my own, but this is so easy for me. I buy the gallon jugs and then just refill my small spray bottle.

Greatly appreciated being able to find this product in such a large container. The quilt stores usually carry only a small bottle.