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Old 05-19-2011, 06:22 AM
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katier825
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Originally Posted by Janette
Think of how you're going to baste your quilt. I usually spray baste and have always used cotton but tried poly on a small quilt. I discovered that the spray didn't stick to 100% poly batting. The quilt sandwich looked fine when I sprayed it but, as the quilting progressed, the spray disappeared and I ended up pinning the rest. I have used Joann's Warm & Natural(?) 80/20 blend without problems, the 80% cotton keeps the spray active. I mentioned this to my LQS instructor and she also said that spray basting doesn't work well with poly. Now, if you use a long-arm you won't have this problem and I like the poly because the extra loft will better define your quilting design.
Good point...I do love my basting spray. It just kills me to pay 2-3x as much for the cotton batting.
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