Spray baste and pin?
 

I have just spray basted my quilt. Usually I also pin it. Does anyone else do this or am I making more work for myself. My quilts are usually queen size.

I have never spray basted a quilt -

But there are men that wear a belt and suspenders, so it probably would not hurt anything.

If you spray baste you should not need to pin it too. But it doesn't hurt anything so if you are more comfortable doing both, go for it!

I don't use pins unless it's the last resort in any of my quilting. I detest using pins. Nasty painful things. :mad:

I used to pin - then found my fingers were cramping something awful to open and close the pins. Then I switched to spray baste - the overspray really bothered me. No I swear by Elmer's washable school glue. Love it!!

I only pin around the edges. Mostly it's because I sometimes have to pack them away before I am finished quilting.

I spray baste and I never pin unless there's a part that's giving me trouble, which is seldom.

I spray baste all of my quilts and never pin them. Occasionally I respray a little more on the corners but have had wonderful luck with spray basting. Even large queen (king) size quilts. I then quilt myself on my Bernina.

I do both. I lightly spray with Elmer's glue and pin. I like large thin pins and use a spoon to close and open them so I don't get stuck.

I always spray baste and just strategically pin: a little around the edges and a few across the body of it. I have a tool to close the pins so no getting stuck or achey fingers

I spray and then pin the edges. I don't spray the edges as well as I could to help eliminate over spray.

I'm a fan of spray basting and as someone pointed out above, sometimes you have to fold something and put it away unfinished, so I do a basting stitch around the perimeter of the piece. It's always held. I think spraying and pinning is overkill and defeats the purpose of the spray.

I spray baste and pin too. I don't need to use nearly as many pins, but I do find they help. I just thought maybe I was flopping and flipping the quilt a lot while I worked on it...

Thanks for all your input. I will do some pinning around the edges though. I fmq on my domestic.

I quilt on my domestic. I spray baste and pin and I also do the board method for basting. I've sprayed smaller quilts, but usually add a few pins just because and have never regretted it. I used curved safety pins to, find those are easier to handle.

I too do both since I find that the spray baste doesn't always hold; usually gives up the ghost when I need it most not to.
Its a nightmare when the layers shift on you. There is a tool for pin basting. it has a wooden handle with a metal rod that is grooved to catch the bottom of the pin. I also like the curved safety pins.

I spray baste and also lightly pin. Rather be safe than sorry.

Neither have I. I have always just pinned. I don't think you need to do both but if you did, you would probably not have to pin as closely that is normal.

I have never spray basted but glue baste all the time. The only place I'll use some pins is around the edge to hold it in place. Edges tend to stretch and catch on the presser foot and such so I like for them to be more secure. I don't see why you would have to do both spray baste and pin. Isn't spray basting so you don't have to thread baste or pin?

I do both when I spray baste. There is too much folding and puddling on a domestic machine. I go with Elmers most of the time when I want to eliminate the pinning.

I only baste with Elmer's Washable Glue. No pins needed. I use Wonder Clips to match seams when sewing blocks.

I used to use the Sullivan spray baste and never had to pin but they have changed the formula of it and it is so sticky that I don't like it at all. Which spray baste do you gals find to work the best?

My friends spray baste instead of pinning. I have never heard them complain about spray basting but always they say so much easier than doing all the pinning.

Same here.

I spray baste and sometimes iron the sandwich together with vleisofix. If it is a large quilt, I also stitch sections to make sure they stay square. I never pin anything.

I spray baste my quilts too but if they are larger or I know that they will be move around a lot because of how I am quilting, I will lightly pin. Depending on the pattern of the blocks every 12 - 18 inched. It is more for my assurance than anything else.

I use the washable glue and it works just fine.

Once I discovered spray basting, the pins went away forever! I've never had any problems with wrinkling on the back. I don't spray heavily so it's pretty easy to adjust. It does require smoothing the fabric and flipping the quilt several times but it's a good investment of time. Once I'm finished, I easily quilt up to a queen quilt on my DM. I can even fold it up and put it away if I need to and it's just fine. I will never pin again.

I just finished my first glue basted quilt and it was so easy I am sold on this method. As long as you take your time glue basting, no fuss, no muss, and perfect results (or as perfectly imperfect as I am, lol!). I use Schmitz needles and they went right through the glue. I did not dilute it, just used it straight from the bottle. I used swirly lines of glue all over it.

I spray and pin baste 8 to 10 " apart, only because I don't always finish quilting before I get the urge to start another project. I'm afraid the spray will evaporate before I get back to it.

If you spray basted it you are doing double duty by pinning also. Spray basting is one of the best things that ever happened to quilting. My only complaint is that when doing a king or queen you need a large area and plenty of fresh air; which in the middle of the winter can be hard to come by.

I also spray baste and pin. I don't always quilt right away after basting, so I like the extra security of pinning. I use the
pin closer with the wooden handle that I bought years ago to close the pins.

I agree! I use 505 spray basting which has low odor so it OK to use indoors. Why also pin if you are using a good spray? It makes the quilt heavier and harder to push thru the machine.,

I spray baste my quilts and then iron the quilt. The quilt doesn't move. I hand quilt on a lap frame queen size quilts and the materials does not move

I spray baste and then take the straight pins with the butterfly on top (the usual pins we use) and pin here and there. I use Pinmoors on the tips of those straight pins...works beautifully.

I agree, I'm a beginner so when FMQ my sandwich really takes a beating smooshing it around ect lol so better safe than sorry.
Jeri