Spray basting
#4
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Location: Florida
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I spray baste on my tile floor, washing it before and after. I don't have too much of a problem with overspray, just a tad now and then when I make a mistake at the edge. It does not seem to seep thru the fabric. And I spray the fabric not the batting.
#5
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Location: Southern California
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Read the instructions. It says "adequate ventilation" on my can. You might want to spray very lightly, then walk away so that you don't inhale. I would be very careful with your condition. I am not sure if a spray mask will help.
#6
If you have breathing problems I would not advise using basting spray.
It's nasty stuff. Try glue basting with Elmer's Washable School Glue.
If you do a search here there's lots of discussion on how it's done.
Try on a small piece and see if you like it before doing a big project.
It's nasty stuff. Try glue basting with Elmer's Washable School Glue.
If you do a search here there's lots of discussion on how it's done.
Try on a small piece and see if you like it before doing a big project.
#9
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Chula Vista CA
Posts: 7,324
When I spray I wear a paper mask - the type the construction and landscapers use. It keeps the spray out of my mouth and nose - and I have a ceiling fan overhead going gently so it is pushing it down with the windows and door open.
If you can spray it outside, all the better. If you are super sensitive to chemicals then I would not use it at all and would go with the Elmer's School glue route. Because after it is all together you still have to handle it to quilt it. It does not bother me and fumes can send me into a migraine, but handling the spray basted quilt does not.
If you can spray it outside, all the better. If you are super sensitive to chemicals then I would not use it at all and would go with the Elmer's School glue route. Because after it is all together you still have to handle it to quilt it. It does not bother me and fumes can send me into a migraine, but handling the spray basted quilt does not.
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