505 adhisive spray
 

I am ready to use 505 for the first time, have read and followed instructions. my question is do I iron my sandwich? Instructions do not say to do so, but I could swear I saw a tutorial on it that said to iron it to set it. Of course now I can't find the tutorial! If I iron it do I use dry or steam? Thank you for your help.

I never iron my quilt sandwich when i use 505 spray. It is a great spray baste that does not gum up your needle. I use it for everything.

no, just spray one side, smooth your fabric over the batting, flip it over, spray the other side- and smooth the fabric over that side- some people pin around the edges to keep everything secure *especially if it's a large quilt*

I never heard of ironing after spraying, and I use the spray all the time. I do wear a mask when I spray and take my glasses off too.

and make sure you get the 505 basting spray that isn't permanent. they also have a permanent spray. different color can but read it before using or buying .

You do not need to iron it. I never ironed when I used 505. However, some people like to iron the quilt sandwich to make it flatter and therefore easier to quilt, no matter what basting spray they use. I don't believe ironing affects the 505 in any way. If you are uncertain whether or not you want to iron, I would suggest making up a test sandwich to see if ironing affects ability to reposition, etc.

Thank you all, I'm off to start quilting.

I have always ironed when using an adhesive spray but now I'm wondering if I should. It didn't seem to matter one way or the other so I'm guess it's just preference. I iron everything!

I compromised, used a really old and heavy iron, no heat. seemed to bond a little tighter with the extra weight on it.

I will iron the back on a bigger quilt, just to make sure it's all nice and flat. It's easy to reposition if it's has gotten a little wrinkly. I don't ever bother with pins though.

I do iron mine , it gets it a bit flatter and the pressure does seem to make it all stick a bit better.

If I can I iron after spraying, it does make the back smoother. The one thing I do like with 505 is that you can reposition, even if you notice a wrinkle part way through quilting. Sometimes though, because of quilting I can not change but sometimes I can. Great stuff! And I do not use pins either.

I sometimes iron it if the top or backing needs to be a little smoother. A lot of times it's not necessary. You just have to decide on each project whether it's needed. But it is definitely not required.

The tutorial about ironing might have been using washable glue, not 505.

This may sound crazy, but I do my basting standing up. I pin a bedsheet over my design wall, then put up my backing, right side down and spray the top 1/4 of the backing. I position the batting (an extra pair of hands really helps here) and smooth it down, then pull it back up to where it needs to be sprayed. I spray another 1/4 of the backing and smooth, then another 1/4 and smooth, then the last 1/4. Then I repeat with the top, but I pin the top about 1/4 down, then let it fold down and spray the fabric. I was taught not to spray the batting, because you get better adhesion by spraying the flat fabric rather than the bumpy batting. Then I lift / spray / smooth the rest of the top. I do use a pin to mark the center at the top and bottom on the backing, batting and top to try to keep everything centered. Once I have it all sprayed and smoothed, I turn it over and smooth out the backing. I do it this way because I can't get on my knees anymore, and I don't have a flat surface large enough to lay it out on.

Patsy Thompson has a You Tube video that demonstrates how to spay baste on your design wall like Mckwilter just mentioned above.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UoUzK19Vww