Batting = how best to affix
#4
I found that the adhesive in the iron-on batting can seep through the fabric and make little spots that you can see, and they don't really wash out. It wouldn't be very noticable on a dark print, but it showed right through my cream-colored backing. I also thought it made the quilt a little stiff.
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I wouldn't purchase iron-on batting. Although it seems to work okay for small quilts, I have heard some horror stories about big quilts. I prefer to spray baste. Spray basting allows re-positioning. With anything that is an iron-on fusible, once you make a mistake it is extremely hard to correct it!
#7
I use it for landscape quilts and small projects made with snips of fabric for eg where I want a temporary fix while I FMQ over it. I don't like the feel of it though and wouldn't use it in a quilt-to-be-used. I've only recently started using spray baste on smaller projects, not tried it on a big quilt yet - I safety pin and re-adjust as I work out. No matter how well you smooth and flatten, it will need working out as you quilt. I don't know if I'll ever spray baste a large quilt - pins work for me so why change?
#9
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I use a combination of safety pins, straight pins and basting. I worry about using any extra chemicals in your quilts. What is in spray basting and will it harm your fabric in the long term? I also find that it is expensive so its pins for me.
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the fusable batts are ok to use- some adhere better than others- usually you only have a problem if there's alot of starch or other chemical in the fabrics- if the fabrics have been pre=washed the fusable works best-
the stiffness goes away- as soon as the finished quilt is washed.
sometimes it is difficult to fuse the batt to large quilts- easier to use with smaller (twin or smaller) projects- not to say you can't use it for larger projects- it's just more difficult to get the sandwich together.
i like them better than spray---i hate using sprays that get all over-and stink
at least with the fusables no air born chemicals---
i have a couple times had to thread baste around the edges- but other than that i've not had any problems with them working as they should
the stiffness goes away- as soon as the finished quilt is washed.
sometimes it is difficult to fuse the batt to large quilts- easier to use with smaller (twin or smaller) projects- not to say you can't use it for larger projects- it's just more difficult to get the sandwich together.
i like them better than spray---i hate using sprays that get all over-and stink
at least with the fusables no air born chemicals---
i have a couple times had to thread baste around the edges- but other than that i've not had any problems with them working as they should
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