Home Made Quilt Basting Spray
05-17-2018, 09:05 AM
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05-18-2018, 09:08 PM
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Kim is very good to answer questions about the spray if you email her. It works on cotton batting but I found it did not work on polyester. You have to wet it pretty well and iron it dry. I didn't care for the mess on the iron and the time it took. But it is a trade off of time versus money. I've found lots of posts online about using it.
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05-19-2018, 04:10 AM
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Washable Elmer's School Glue works well for me on most batts. And it is very inexpensive. Some buy it by the gallon. On some batts, I have found that I need to use it full strength and and space the spots of glue as you would pins. It all washes out with warm water and a little soap. Just cold water won't do it.
05-19-2018, 10:32 AM
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Read this first:
Flour mites are tiny pests that infest dry goods such as cereals, pancake mix, dried vegetable materials, cheese, corn and dried fruits. They can thrive in the cleanest of kitchens if the conditions are right. A humid, dark, and warm pantry is the perfect breeding ground for flour mites, which usually get into your kitchen either already in the foodstuffs or hiding on the packaging.
The other risk is that quilts stored for long periods of time are more susceptible to critters interested in food. Even though these items are washed, the just become more attractive to bugs. Just saying.
Flour mites are tiny pests that infest dry goods such as cereals, pancake mix, dried vegetable materials, cheese, corn and dried fruits. They can thrive in the cleanest of kitchens if the conditions are right. A humid, dark, and warm pantry is the perfect breeding ground for flour mites, which usually get into your kitchen either already in the foodstuffs or hiding on the packaging.
The other risk is that quilts stored for long periods of time are more susceptible to critters interested in food. Even though these items are washed, the just become more attractive to bugs. Just saying.
05-23-2018, 11:00 AM
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I live in the humid south. I use this homemade basting spray and never had a problem with bugs. It holds as good as the bought basting spray and no fumes. I bought a pump sprayer at General Dollar that hold one quart. Not a spray bottle, the pump with nozzle. I don't use poly batting so I don't know about that. It works on cotton great.
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