Sharon Schamber method for sandwiching?
 

I'm sandwiching my first (2) quilts and watching Sharon's method would like to know if anyone was used spray basting instead of hand basting. Thanks in advance for any info. Diane

I always spray baste

I used spray basting once, I guess like all things you have to learn about it. I'm still trying to get the sticky out of the quilt so it lays right. Others swear by it, so I won't knock it.

I haven't used either method you mentioned, but I've seen others here rave about both! :)

I spray baste and for smaller projects I use that sticky batting

I have not spray basted.

I always spray baste - mostly because I bleed very easily and hate the spots on the quilt from one small scrape on a pin. It lso keeps the motion steady as I am not starting and stopping to remove pins.

I always hand baste. Have never tried the spray basting.

I usually hand baste using that method but I did spray baste a small quilt instead recently. it worked out fine.

I only hand baste....someday maybe I will try spray basting.

I learned to spray baste here on the Quilting Board ... and I love it! Have finished a king size wedding quilt, a couple of smaller Quilts for Kids and just finished a Christmas Wall Hanging ... all spray basted and FMQed!

Wondering the same thing if you are referring to the long board method she uses. She shows the method using hand basting but I would like to use a spray instead. Hopefully someone has tried it and has an answer!

I found her hand basting to be wonderful! I have never been able to get my quilts to lay flat until this method. I spray baste for wallhangings and similar sized projects.

The first time I used sharon's method, I had a friend helpmto make sure I was doing it right. I suppose that you can also pin instead of hand basting but still use the support to get the fabrics controlled.

I did my first sandwich last night with the boards and hand basting. It does make it smooth. Haven't tried it with the spray yet. I am thinking about using pinmoors and pins next one. It took me forever....2 hours...to baste it. Been a while since I basted, and I was trying so hard to do it right.

I have always hand basted using her method. It doesn't take all that long and is stable for as long as you need it to be. No worries about a spray losing it's sticky over time or over spray that you have to clean up.

Have tried both pins and spray. Sure is a lot easier not to have to remove the "spray as you go"... less blood too!:D

Hi Diane

I always use Sharon`s method and use 505 to spray baste. I only made a small adjustment as this works out better for me and big quilts.
First I roll the back on one board and the batting on the other and spray baste it together with her method. After that I control and roll the back with the batting back on a board and the top on the other one and finish it her way.
At first I used the same method as with her handbasting, but folding the batting back and forth was very uncomfortable and not as accurate as doing it in two steps.
Hope this helps
Granny

Spray basting works great!

What size quilt are you making and how long did the boards have to be?

Thanks! Just the info I wanted to hear!!

Can Sharon's video for hand basting be used to spray baste? It seems that using the boards you have more control of the fabric. Has anyone tried this? Thanks for any and all suggestions!!
Happy Holidays to all :)

I've used spray basting for small projects and a lap quilt, and had no problems with it.

I will spray baste a small project but prefer Sharons uber big herringbone baste stitch with a big needle and hand quilting thread,

I've never spray basted, but would love to...just worried about it somehow messing up my machine. I know with the BSR, I've heard it's not a good idea.

I spray baste lapsize quilts and smaller. Haven't tried larger ones.

I only spray baste. Just be careful where you do the spraying. Laid the first on on the living room carpet and never could get that stuff out. Made big dark lines when walked on. Could not figure out what it was for awhile.Otherwise I love the spray.

I only spray baste on small projects. Once I used too much, won't do that again.

I use Sharon's basting method with the boards and spray baste as I go instead of hand basting. Easy! I do use only 505 spray baste having tried a variety of other products and find this one is the best for me. A light spray is all that is needed and I do pin along the border edges to avoid over spray. I used to do the hand basting only and the spray is so much faster and lasts until I am finished quilting.

Spray basting is a great way to to go - I'm working on a large queen quilt now on my domestic machine. Everything stays put so well, even though I did what I could to start from the middle and work to the edge, it was so bulky I sort of switched to working from the edges in, NO PROBLEM! - no puckers everything stayed put!

I usually spray baste

nope, I refuse to put any chemicals into any of my work!

Somehow I scratched my hand while quilting and got blood on the quilt. I used my own blood and rubbed over it and took cold damp cloth to remove it and the spot came out leaving no stain. An instructor told us about it in class and I was skeptical until I had to try it. It worked. Patsy Thompson in her tutorials sprays her quilts using a wall board. I am trying in on my QAUG I'm working on now. I'm assessing whether I like it or not.

I use 505 spray, but you have to spray lightly.

If you get a drop of blood on the quilt from a pin, just put a touch of saliva on it and it wil disapear.

I always spray baste and use several pins for large items. The pins help keep things from shifting as I'm wrestling the quilt for FMQ.

Spray basting is the only way to go!!!

I always spray baste and love it. I use Dritz frome JoAnnes. I buy a lot when it's on sale