Originally Posted by CraftyGardenMom
Delilah,
The quilt is stunning. I love spray basting too, but do mine on the wall. I am curious about basting on a bed though, especially since gravity sometimes works against me when I spread the fabric on the wall.
Do you first smooth out the backing on top of the flannel cover? Do you pin the 4 corners at all to make sure it's tight and smooth before spraying? Same with the batting layer - do you smooth it out and hold it with any pins to make sure there are no puckers?
Thanks for your help and sharing your pics!
Tanesha
I just sent a PM to someone who wanted to know how I did it so I will post my method now for all to see.
I don't use any pins because the flannel sheet actually helps hold everything in place. If I were to use a folding table with their slick surfaces I think I would cover them with flannel or fuzzy backed oil cloth and tape it down with painters tape. Next arrange your backing, layer on your batting and smooth it all out. Fold back the batting (usually half way) spray the backing and smooth the batting back down. Repeat for the rest of the backing. Arrange quilt top on top of batting and repeat the whole folding back, spraying, and smoothing process. Check everything for smoothness and leave it all for a few minutes to dry and you're all set to start quilting or store it away for when you are ready to tackle it. We have learned to spray sparingly, once dried everything becomes tackier, and some fabrics take to the spray better than others.