Originally Posted by
Prism99
I have spray basted cotton batting with no problems. However, there was one time I ended up with a mess. That was when I forgot to use the technique that has you lay out the sandwich first, then pull back the top (or backing) halfway before spraying. I had sprayed the entire backing, then tried to lay the batting on top. Disaster! I did finally manage to work it out, but it took a lot of time and energy.
Edit: I tried hanging for spray basting but found the weight was more than my arms liked to handle, especially since I like to make large quilts. It's better for me to lay the sandwich out flat.
I also spray baste in halves or in sections when the quilt is large. Lay out the back and I use painters take to make it smooth and taunt. Lay the batting on, smooth then turn back a section spray, fold batting back over the sprayed area and repeat with the other section. Same process with the top. It is rare that there are any problems. And when they wrinkle up, I just pull up the batting and re-position and continue. It takes time and appears to be fussy but it is SOOOOO much faster than pinning and unpinning as you quilt you piece. For small quilts, I do the same thing but pin them to my flannel wall. I grab my roll of waxed paper and put a piece all way around my small quilt to catch any over spray. (Don't want it on my flannel wall). Perfect every time and no bending over or sore back!