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I have COPD and my lungs cannot take the spray of an aerosol does anyone have any suggestions for a glue or adhesive you can use with just a spritzer or something of the sort? Also the same for starching, I seem to remember my mom mixing starch with water and using a spriter type bottle. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank You

Stitchnripper

Something different but I saw on Sewing with Nancy how she used fusible web, small pieces, where you would put pins, to baste her quilt. I think she used one of those tiny Clover irons. I haven't tried this, but her website, www.sewingwithnancy.com has videos of all her shows.

Kitsie

Sorry about your COPD. For starch I just buy a cheap bottle of Sta-Flo liquid starch in the laundry detergent section of the grocery store and dilute it as wanted. Don't know about adhesive spray, though.

Holice

Ii believe there was a thread here today or yesterday giving formulae for making your own starch. Lots of comments in the past for both regular starch as we as sizing

Chicca

I really recommend using Elmers Washable School Glue! I have deteretative arthritis in my lower back and it causes severe pain there and in my left thigh/hip. Plus, for some reason aerosols really effect my breathing....I decided to use it on bindings after reading so many threads on it. After being totally sold on that method, I decided to try it on a small project. The glue worked perfectly. Today, I spent a short time "glueing" the back to the batting (the front was already done yesterday) and let it dry for a couple hours, then went in and ironed it. Both sides of the baby quilt are holding together wonderfully. Tomorrow I will quilt it and bind it. I hope this helps. It takes no longer than pinning and or basting with thread.

Prism99

CoyoteMagic was kind enough to post her method for using Elmer's washable school glue to baste her quilts. Here is a link to the thread (note: the Elmer's *adhesive* in the title is not the same as the Elmer's school glue):
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...t-t180790.html
The description of this method is at the top of page 6 of this thread.

There are lots of homemade spray starch recipes on the QB and on the net. If you Google, you will find them. Aside from the Sta-Flo and water combo that Kitsie mentioned, you can also simply mix cornstarch and water (or potato starch and water; not all starches used for fabric need to be corn-based). These homemade starches don't contain preservatives, so you usually want to keep them refrigerated and mix up only small batches at a time, as they don't last more than 2 weeks or so before becoming moldy.

There is also a non-aerosol spray starch on the market. Several people mentioned getting theirs at Walmart, I think.

Dandish

Niagara has a starch in a squirt bottle - I found it at Walmart - and it smells good and works well.

Peckish

I second the Niagra non-aerosol spray starch. Love that stuff.

Can't help you with non-aerosol basting spray, though, sorry.

almond

I got a bottle of this after so many were talking about it on QB. I love the stuff. I like it just as well as best press. Like the price a lot better then best press.