I love it too, would not pin another quilt if I had to. lol It is so much easier, and you can get the blasted back on there straight

To Me it's Messy(unless it's a super small project)! I also do not like all the fumes! Yuk! It's a :thumbdown: for me! I prefer small curved safety pins.

I would never use pins again. Spray basting is much easier and my quilts are so easier to work with and look so much better.g

I love 505 to hold anything fabric together. I mostly use it to keep borders out where they belong when I have quilts on my LA. It is great for holding the quilt sandwich together so you can pin or baste it for hand or DSM quilting. Easy to reposition your fabric and stick it down again too!

I have a Bernina 820 and I used the basting spray on my last four quilts -- 2 queen size and 2 nap size. I used June Tailor on the first one and it did gum up the needle some, but I used 505 on the others and the needle didn't gum up at all. I think I probably sprayed the first one too heavily, too. There were a lot less fumes with the 505 brand. I'm definitely a convert.

I also use spray basting and love it. I have never had any breathing problems as a result of using it. This summer I bought a flannel-backed tablecloth (the largest I could find) and I put that on my table before I start layering the quilt to collect the spray. When I'm finished I can wipe it off, thereby eliminating the mess on my table and/or floor.

I have done both pin basting and spray basting. Also I have used the plastic tags. But, once I did pay a long arm quilter to baste my quilt and it was very inexpensive and it worked great. You might check with a long armer for their price.

I like spray basting and I also use 505. It has worked great for me. My Bernina hasn't had any problems. I think the letting it dry first suggestion is a good one.

This topic reminds me of pre wash/nevr pre wash; iron with starch/never starch. Everyone tries things and either adopts it or doesn't. it is nice we all have a choice. :-D

BTW: I always wash my fabrics first and sometimes iron with starch. Mostly I like spraying/ironing with plain ole water!

I agree with all you spary basters. I've been using it for years and love it. I spray my large quilts after taping them to the garage floor. For smaller quilts Iuse the basement floor. I always wash the quilts when they are completed and haven't had any problems. The spray does migrate though so I never use it near furniture or carpeting.

I just discovered this weekend that my Bernina doesn't like spray basted quilts. I was having trouble getting an nice looking stitch, so after playing with the settings with no improvement, I tried without it. My stitches were perfect. Kinda disappointed as I love the ease of using spray basting.