I bought the quilt on ebay and didn't wash it. Big mistake! It was the first one I ever tried spray basting and that didn't work. I pinned it, but didn't do a good job (I went ahead and quilted - full speed ahead! before I realized the spray wasn't doing it's job-or before it lost it's grip). It was still sticky from the spray baste, but not enough to hold. So, in desperation, I tried Elmers, and couldn't iron/press it, because of the polyester batting. That poor quilt was so wavy! That quilt taught me the importance of basting! I think it was coated in teflon!
The good news is, all the stuff I used washed right out!
Originally Posted by
Neesie
I've had to wet a glued area, to smooth it out, and was able to just touch it with the iron again, to re-bond it. Wonder why nothing would stick to that quilt top. Odd! Had you used any starch on it? Could that have been the culprit?