No the spray basting is great. If you make sure it's smooth with your hands you won't have any trouble with the spray basting. Just be sure to ventilate when you spray. I love it, you just lightly spray the bottom add batting and spray batting and then put the top on. I had a gun baster and it just sucked! You have too much room for play in the quilt. That is if it what I think of (puts a little tack in like they use in department stores?! I still have it in a drawer hasn't been touched in years.