Originally Posted by
Manalto
I don't see the point of basting by hand if it's water soluble. ...
Not sure where you are going with this comment. You hand baste with WS thread, just like normal thread, machine quilt, then throw the quilt in the wash instead of picking out the basting. Or you can pull the basting out by hand and just spritz the areas where the basting got caught in the quilting & it's difficult to remove.