Basting A Quilt Using Spray Starch !
 

Okay, call me crazy ( I take no offense to that anyway ! ) , but I made a very awesome mistake turned light bulb moment today ! While I was going through getting my quilt blocks sandwiched to do my QAYG quilt I am working on, I was happily spraying and pressing away till the phone rang and disrupted me. When I went back to finish , I started out where I left off, going about spraying and pressing again, until I looked at the can that was in my hand. It had suddenly dawned on me that I was spraying with the purple can (Easy On Spray Starch ), and not the red ( 505 Basting Spray ) ! Not ony that, but my can of 505 was still sitting on my wine rack ( they make awesome can holders btw ! )I had not been using it all day ! I thought to myself, CRAP ! Actually I said that out loud LOL. But Here I was thinking I was going to have to go back and redo ALL those blocks all over again ! But, amazingly enough ... I didn't ! Check out the video below to see my new favorite ( and budget friendly ) way to baste !

I added a new video tutorial to the boards tutorial section as well if anyone would like to see how I did things !

http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...h-t242179.html

Just watched video. Than you for sharing a cheaper and looks much more smooth method.

That is so timely! Today I was going to do something similar. I tried to use liquid starch in a spray bottle to baste a table runner I'm making, but the nozzle must have been too small. I'm sure I've seen starch in spray bottles, so I'm going to try to find it. Otherwise, thanks to your post, I know my idea is possible, and I can just use the aeresol can like you did. Thank you so much!

Another cost saving method for the starch is to invest in a Misto bottle. I bought mine on Amazon, they are made to use in the kitchen for cooking oils. You put the liquid into the bottle then pump the lid to build the air pressure so it works just like an aerasol can, only with no added chemicals and it is refillable ! Mine currently has elmers glue / water mix in it, but let me tell you it is getting soaked and washed to be used for starch now instead !

Wow!! Thank you for a very much less expensive alternative. I suppose you could say that sometimes the Mother of Invention is not Necessity but Absentmindedness. Love it!!

Thank you for sharing, just watched your tutorial. I will give this a try.

This makes sense when you remember that Elmer's washable glue we are in love with, is really starch.

I tried the Elmer's glue/water solution and put it in a spray bottle. Still had some lumps. Wasn't a huge fan. I might try this method instead. Thanks for share that aha moment.

Sorry, I also absolutely love the wine rack idea in a sewing room. Might even place a bottle or two of wine in it!

Mine is one of those accordion type ones, that I have attached to my peg board. Floor space is limited, so I needed something I could attach to the board and when I saw this at the goodwill I HAD to grab it !


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That's 2 amazing tips in one post! Thanks!

Perfect timing for me and my quilt, thank you! I love this idea! I'm a big fan of starch (usually non-aerosol) and look forward to trying this out! Truth be told, I've never used spray basting because of the health warnings associated w it.

Thank you for taking the time to make a tutorial for us. I am certainly going to try this. I love spray basting and this will be much cheaper.

I would sure be interested in any experiences you all have if you sandwich with spray starch but don't start the quilting for several weeks or a month or so. I find myself in this situation a lot and wouldn't want to have to redo the sandwich. If it stands the test of time this would be really great!!!

Wow, thanks for the video! This will save me tons on spray basting. 505 has its place, but it's pretty spendy and like you, I'd rather spend that money on fabric.

Has anyone seen the guy who bastes smaller projects with Aquanet Extra Super Hold? LOL it's true! I think I first saw this link here on the board.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DerCjCtF8BM

Thank you so much for sharing. I am going to follow your lead and spray baste with starch!

I tried it today....thanks so much, worked like a charm. I was making a duffle bag for an incoming trip so you tutorial was perfect...
Thanks Again.

I'm going to run to the store and buy up some starch. I usually use a basting spray like June Tailors but haven't been able to find much of anything lately at JoAnn's. I have blocks stacked up waiting to get some but the cost of a 505 or something similar is so high. I certainly will try out this technique. I usually only spray one or two blocks at a time anyway, don't know how much I'll get done. Thanks so much.

For some reason i can't seem to get the video on using spray starch for basting.....darn.....
It just shows a gray square area and a bunch of words.....it sounds like a clever idea and i like the wine rack use......

I do a lot of quilts for Project Linus and we use polyster batting. I really don't like it and machine quilting on the stuff is always a challenge. Have you tried the spray starch on polyester? My concern is in the pressing as it is so easy to sort of melt the batting and it becomes stiff. I have done the 505 on polyester but that one can be pressed with a little lower heat.

Neither can I....the same thing happened yesterday. I guess some of us who are "video challenged" will need to experiment on our own to figure out how "strong" the starch is, whether to let it dry or iron it "wet" etc.etc.

thank you so much for sharing that was a wonderful tute but I would really like to see how you put your blocks together I am sure you have a wonderful method thanks a bunch

I would much rather use spray starch than a basting spray! Seems like it's more 'natural'... less chemicals on the quilt.

you press your quilts after you spray baste with 505? I never do this.. maybe I need to???

I have to try this, thanks for sharing saw your video and think its great

I would not use the starch basting on polyester, since it does require using the iron. I did use it on Hobbs 80/20 blend with no issue.

If you go to the post here on the board under Tutorials, I also gave a written breakdown of the method for those who could not view the video. The video is also available on a certain popular video sharing site that I shall not name since that is not allowed, But I have no doubt you could figure it out :)

I tried a small test piece spraying the batting, then pressing the top, spray then press the backing. I did turn the heat down a bit to not melt the batting and it did stick, but only very slightly. It stuck enough that I could lay it flat and do some basting. It also greatly compresses the polyester bat which does not refluff after laundering. Like I mentioned, these are charity quilts thus the polyester batting. I am only using cotton bats now for my own, for my family and gift quilts.