Onebyone

I love glue basting. I started out with Elmer's, worked great but a little messy. Switched to fusible batting, okay but expensive for large quilts. Tried 505 and other basting sprays. I liked them the best so far but I decided to try the homemade basting spray. Took a little time to make but I like it much better then all I have tried. It's cheap, safe, and works. What else could you ask for? LOL. I found a pressure spray bottle at the Dollar Store it sprays a fine mist. No wet spots! I think it was $5 maybe $3. I used it for diluted Elmer's and it's perfect for the homemade spray. Here is a video how to make the spray. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVRr...ature=youtu.be
The sprayer:

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QuiltnNan

thanks for sharing

Granna of 5

Very interesting, thanks for the link.

DJ

Looks like it sprays a bit wet rather than dry and tacky like the purchased ones. How do you deal with that? Have you used it on large projects?

Thanks for sharing!

JJBlaine

On my last quilt, I was out of store-bought basting glue (and too lazy that day to run across town to buy some), so I tried this homemade recipe. The quilt was just shy of a twin size, and I used up about 3/4 of a batch. It worked out quite well, and I don't see myself buying any more basting spray now that I've discovered this handy recipe.

It does indeed spray on wet, as opposed to tacky, like the store bought basting sprays. For me, this was actually a huge plus. With the tacky sprays, I have trouble re-positioning my layers to get the way I want it. Because the homemade spray wasn't tacky, I could simply smooth things out with my hands to my heart's content, and then set it by pressing. I don't see myself buying any more basting spray now that I've discovered this handy recipe.

I did start quilting it immediately after it was pressed and cooled, so I can't vouch for how long the layers will remain adhered.

LindaJ

Thanks will give it a try

misspriss

I don't know about the flour..If you don't wash the quilt you might be inviting a bug issue.

mac

I'm with everyone else who says they hate pin basting. This seems like a good recipe.

For those with gluten allergies, I wonder if they could use cornstarch instead? I only mention that because there was mention of that in the comments.

jokir44

It looked to me like she used cotton batting in her second video and someone commented that it didn't work well on poly batting. Has anyone had experience with using the poly?

madamekelly

That is what the alcohol is for, I Think.