I found that I was allergic to the Sullivan's spray - developed welts on my hands and arms while quilting. Tried another brand of spray and loved the fact that I don't need to pin/baste the quilt.

Do you access to any Church, library or other organization with meeting rooms that you could use during, off peak use time, to layout and spray all the quilts at one time? Good quality spray doesn't require a lot of product to do the job. I would estimate that a couple of full cans along with what you have left should more than do the job. Good luck meeting the dead line. My charity quilts are on a when finished basis unless the closet is getting low on particular sizes. Bless You...Andie :thumbup:

And that's a great idea. Thank you.

I did once and the batting was so stiff, I never tried again. I will say however, it did stick well. I believe it was June Taylor batting. I now use only 505. It is a little more expensive, but I think it requires less spray and it really sticks. I try to use my picnic table during the good weather and just put a sheet down to protect the table. It is much wider than my dining table. As long as the table is wide enough, I don't worry about the length of the table. I just start with the center portion of the quilt and spray only an 18 inch section of the batting at a time, then smooth the fabric with my hands so there are no wrinkles. I then move the quilt to spray the next section. I start with the front of the quilt, then do the back of the quilt, then turn back over to smoothe out any wrinkles in the top again. It has worked well for me that way. I don't do large quilts, so it may be harder doing a larger one.

I use 3 m 77 spray I got it at walmart for $4.50 a can I got about 15 queen size quilts out of one can. It is so much better if you put it on the floor put your backing down start in the middle & spray about a 5 inch across top first press down then another 5 inch spray & press down just continue till the top is done then start to spray the bottom spray & press after I am all done I turn it over to make sure it is nice & straight. If not you can fix it . Do not use a lot of spray just a little goes a long way I hope this helps you . If you need to ask questions email me at [email protected] make sure to put quilting board in the subject

I just finished spray basting a quilt for the first time & it worked great. I used W&N batting & 505 spray. I sprayed the fabric & it stuck very well. I'm so happy I finally tried it.

:thumbup: :thumbup: That's awesome.

One of the gals on another group I belong to said she uses cheap hairspray from the $ store and it works? She said the old Aqua Net works the best. I haven't tried it yet so this is secondhand info..crafty_linda_b

Carrie, does your apt. complex have a community bldg. with tables that you could use to get all of your quilt tops sandwiched together???? This is how I do mine.

I would think that spraying the batting would use alot of spray.