Onebyone

I guess if you baste with the quilt hanging the glue wouldn't dry before the layers slipped.

kellyer21

Susan Willey, last summer I tried that method by hanging the quilt layers on a clothesline, one at a time. They didn't stick together at all ,but I took them right down without letting the layers dry. Maybe I didn't wait long enough ....? It was polyester batting, by the way.

kellyer21

That's what I was hoping someone would say! Thanks for the link

Bree123

I only pin baste & I have zero problems with FMQ. Only area I've ever run into issues is near the edge of the quilt top so now I quickly thread baste the edge before I start FMQ. Just take the pins out of a small section (4-6" square) and then FMQ. Repeat until the whole thing is quilted.

MadQuilter

I have trouble spray basting large quilts. Smaller ones are OK. On the other hand, I dislike pin-basting A LOT. Right now I am searching for a long-armer who offers basting services with wash-away thread. So far no luck. Heavy sigh! But I will keep searching.

There is no one-size-fits-all basting method. You can use the one that works best for you. The biggest problem I have with pins is that they always seem to be in the way. Now the trick is to keep them out of the patch of your SITD and then take them out. That way you can do the FMQ without anything in the way/

woody

I use 505 basting spray with the Quilters Dream Poly batting and it works great. You can use pretty much any method of basting when FMQ on a domestic machine, experiment and find the one that works for you.

ckcowl

Spray basting is a personal choice-- definitely Not a must! When I first started quilting I took a class at a local shop, they taught us Pin basting ( and, we free motion quilted our quilts) . If that is the method you prefer there is no reason to not use it. Just be careful not to hit any pins.

QuiltingVagabond

I spray baste and get pretty good results this way - after making sure my backing and batting are bigger than my top, I find and pin mark the approximate center of each layer.
Starting with the batting and backing, I fold each into quarters and match up the centers I marked earlier.
Spray the batting, smooth the backing, open one fold on each so now I am able to spray the rest of that half.
Spray and smooth again, flip open the unbasted half, spray about 1/2 of the batting again.
So working in quarters more or less, it makes a large quilt manageable for me.

susanwilley

I pin the back to the board with straight pins to keep it still and from puckering, so I think if I could get the glue on each layer without it dripping I could pin all layers to the board until it dried. I also wonder if the glue would seep through the backing and glue it to the board. I might have to play with it and try it on a small sandwich to see how it works out.

newbee3

I have never used spray basting usually just pin and quilt around the pins