i only spray baste no more pinning !! the spray baste will keep your quilt together for a good long time (if sprayed good) while you finish the quilt i have sprayed a quilt and carried it around everywhere in the house and to a friends house to show her to get an opinion on how to finish it and the quilt stayed together
i can say i think once you go to spray basting you wont go back to pinning

The stuff in the pink and white can is Sullivan's.. It's great stuff..

I can spray baste a quilt and days even weeks later and it's still stuck just fine.. I can also lift and reposition the fabric if necessary... One can has lasted me forever.. I only barely spray it.. Just a very very light swish across the area. It will wash away without any trouble..

The only drawback is that it smells! It says to use with plenty of ventilation, but I have to work in my basement.. another reason not to use much! I think it is the best product.

Once sprayed and stuck, I never pin, don't need to. It's a great product and I'll keep using it.

i have used 505 and another one by dritz that is low odor in the house with a fan on and or a window open and it wasnt bad just dont light a cig with the vapors still i the air it is very flamable if it is a large quilt i take it to our civic center and use the spray in a larger room with no problem

someone said you can use the 99 cent hair spray from the dollar store........does that really work/ plain old hair spray???? sounds too good to be true

I use the spray basting and find the Quilt and Basting Spray by Sullivans (pink can) works great. I follow instructions and spray lightly. Then I use 10 to 12 pins to anchor the quilt. Better than getting on the floor and trying to use 50+ safety pins.I can spray at least 5 or more quilts using that method.

I have not tried before but I hate pinning so I would like to give it a try.

Which brand do you use? I read one of these replies and they mentioned something about gunking (don't think that was the term they used) up the bobbin. Have you had any problems with that? Thank you in advance for your reply.

The person who first showed me spray basting said to iron the basted quilt with a warm iron. That will release the spray and make it easier to smooth out. I used Sullivan spray

I googled "The Original Quilt Basting Spray" and Hancock Fabrics has it for $8.99 per can.

Here is the link if you want it:
http://www.hancockfabrics.com/search...ting%20machine

You can do the same thing with the June Taylor from Walmart. Since I do my spray basting on a shower curtain in the grass mine comes out bumpy. Then I take my basted quilt to the basement and lift half of the layer and resmooth it. Then work my way around so it is all smooth. Works for me. K

I still pin but I'm going to start spraying