I posted a question about basting spray. I got several good answers and the general answer was that it smelled but worked great. I searched for 505 spray because it was the least stinky... but no luck, other than ordering on line, and I thought it was too exspensive.(I am on a fixed income and have become a real tight wad.) So yesterday when I was in the local Meijers store I found a can of Elmers craft bond. It was 11 ounces and only cost me $4.97. I tried it on a 12x12 piece of fabric that I wanted to FMQ... on the fabric and the batting.
It didnt bother my husbands breathing a bit... (still a little stinky, but not terribly) and it worked wonderfully. The only draw back is that you spray it and wait 3 to 5 minutes then add the second layer. Ladies (and Gents) for the price I am willing to wait that long. I am going back today and get more. I think this is a fantastic price and couldnt wait to get on here and share. If anyone trys it will you please post and tell me how you think it compares to the other basting sprays. I am old school and pin and baste and the idea of making a quilt sandwitch with spray has just put me over the top with joy.
I hope someone out there is as excited as I am with this.

PS my avatar is my only son with his new baby. He is 40 years old and we (his 5 sisters and I) never thought he would get married... now here is married with a baby girl. Can you hear the joy I feel, and sence the tears in my eyes? lol

This is something worth checking out. Thanks so much! I too will wait for the few minutes if I can save $$.
I checked and if it is the same one it is acid free, one question, Did it gum up your needle ??

never inhale the stuff. Lost love ones to that demon glue snifting. i worry myself that the young will take to it if become to ready avalble at low cost.

I picked up some of that when I ran out of basting spray. Works like a charm.

Lord I never even thought about that. I use a mask whenever I glue anything because I have bad sinus problems... thank you for posting and reminding everyone about the dangers.

RKayD did you see any difference in the smell? What brand do you usually use?

Just a heads up, is a permanent bond. It does not wash out. Quilt basting spray is a temporary, and washes out of your quilt.

I tried some of this not knowing the difference on my first project, and had some major issues with it. I too had noticed the price difference between this and the quilting basting sprays.

My air erasable pen marks did not disappear, and I had some fabrics bleed pretty badly. This also does not like to come off of ANY surface it comes in contact with :wink: :D:D:D

Thank you for the info, will go look for it, but shhhhh or the price will go up. lol

My only experience with a craft spray has been with machine embroidery. I know when I picked up my can of craft bond instead of the basting spray it gummed up my needle. i would try it on a sample piece before spraying a whole project.

Amma. Thank you for that. I guess my next question would be... I am going to wash this sandwich I made and see what it does. THank you

I love this stuff...I use it for lots of things. DH uses it in his guitar cases. I make the linings and he glues them in. It bonds most anything. That's about what I paid for it at Wal-mart.

baker mom. I didnt have any trouble with my needle gumming up. It said on the can if you use it sparingly and wait 3 to 5 minutes it will make a temporary bond. I did that and it sewed real nice. I put newspaper down on the floor and held the can the 6 inches away like it said... when I was done I threw the papers away and checked my beautiful hardwood floor and it was fine. I am so new to this that maybe it would only be good for little projects... that's the feeling I am getting. I am really scared to try it on a big quilt now... Guess I got all gung ho before I knew what I was saying. Sorry.

my biggest concern is that it doesn't wash out. Leaving unknown chemicals on fabric for any length of time will start damaging the fabric. Only the individual quilter can decide if it's worth it to her to use this on quilts. The use of the word "temporary" on the can means you can move the item that has been sprayed, it doesn't mean it washes out.

Good to know!!

Well that would make a difference. I sprayed the stabilizer, place my fabric on it and started embroidering. it didn't have time to dry. Like I said , that was my experience so after that I made sure to keep the cans far apart :roll: guess it was user error-certainly not the first time for that!