I just sprayed my queen size quilt....first time I have ever tried it...LOVED it...It is now ready for me to start quilting in the morning...if you have never tried spray basting I recommend it...I did do it on my kitchen floor and opened the sliding door for fresh air.

Thanks!

OK, I'm new at this so, what did you spray your quilt with and and why did you spray it?

It is a sticky washable spray that holds the quilt sandwich together, eliminating the need to pin or sew baste the quilt sandowich :D:D:D

Can this spray be used in the hand aplique process to hold the fabric in place when you turn the edges under?

I think this would be too messy and inaccurate. There are a lot of glue sticks available for this purpose, but it sounds like Elmer's might work, too.

I am always amazed at how/why people choose to use a petroleum based product on a living fiber!

Well, it might have been a living fiber. Now it's dead. Deader'n a doornail. :mrgreen:

As for why... well, spray basting is easier - unbelieveably easier! If I had a good place to spray baste mine, (with good ventilation) I would hardly ever use any other method. :thumbup:

I personally don't like the spray baste because it "gums" up my Bernina. Check out your needle when you use it.

cotton remains a living fiber,,,,forever! unless it gets filled with caustic gums like the resins in bonded batting and basting spray!

If you are ever making an heirloom quality quilt, do NOT consider spray basting...instead, pay a long armer to baste the quilt for you...

i don't want to play someone else to do my quilt...I want it to be my own work...I had a few done...she did a wonderful job but she did it...not me...

I use to spray baste all my smaller quilts, and my one table has the residue to prove it. I always thought I was being careful and spraying only within the center of it, but somehow that spray would get everywhere on my cutting table.

To this date, I am unable to scrub that bumpy feeling off my table...it's not sticky, just bumpy.

I am with you Carolaug, I absolutly LOVE spray basting. That is why they make so many different products. To each his own!!!

paying to have it basted is NOT doing YOUR work....it is just a simpler way to have it basted, you can still hand or machine quilt it!

You might even find a Sr Center that will hand baste it for, a quilt guild, or even a church group!

I have used spray basting for a while now and love it. It gets on my floor sometimes but a little soap and water takes care of that. I wash my quilts after quilting and they turn out just fine.

Carol--
I feel the same way about my quilts. They are truly mine if I do it all.

I've not tried spray basting. I sure like the idea of a longarm for basting though. My friend has one . Maybe I'll see if I can use her machine just to baste up a bunch of my quilts and then I'll do them on my machine as time permits.

jaciqltznok,
When you baste on a longarm how do you do it? Just stitch a grid?

Thanks.

it does wash out though.

Are some sprays better than others?

When I spray baste I hang the top and backing on the
clothesline to spray. This takes care of residue on the
floors and carpeting, and ventilation too.
Brenda from Wadesville, In

505 is the best one i've found so far.

I do a lot of photography and this happens with any spray adhesive ... get some Goo Be Gone and it should bring the bumpy stuff off NO problem :)

That's a great idea! Thanks, I would never think to do that.
I HATE basting!!!! But I finally got some 505 and it was a breeze!! :thumbup:

This is a rather old article, but would you believe it is the only published on this subject. The results were published in Quilter's newsletter magazine in 2005!

http://aic.stanford.edu/jaic/article...44-01-003.html

Here is a quick run down on their conclusion!

"Fusible battings appear to be an acceptable commercial adhesive-containing product for quilts intended as heirlooms or for sale to collectors or museums.

"All the quilt-basting sprays, except Spray and Fix (505 - Lisa~), were associated with significant yellowing or strength losses following both shorter and longer periods of heat-aging and light exposure.

"Fusible webs, while acceptable for quilts intended to last for a lifetime, could not be recommended for quilts intended to be handed down from generation to generation or for studio art quilts intended for sale to serious collectors or museums."

There is one other note to consider. Have your read the ingredients on the can? DId you know they are not required to list ALL of the ingredients? Several of them contain cancer agents. Hence the ORMD label!

glad to hear

I used that spray basting one time. In fact it was on one of my first quilts. I had no floor area that I could lay it out on but I did have a wall in my bedroom that I could use. So I carefully pinned my quilt to my wall. Opened up my window, shook the spray...sprayed it all over the batting got it sandwiched, took it down left my window open, sewed it, Went to bed that night, woke up SMELLING that nasty spray so I recommend NOT USING IT IN YOUR BEDROOM. It took several days for the smell to get out of my bedroom. But, I WILL use it again, just not in my bedroom.

Me too. It's one thing to use the long arm frame to quilt with and another entirely to do the quilting on your regular sewing machine - and most of us wash immediately because of the 'scrunch' look.

That's one of the main reasons I don't use that stuff. I know it's so much
more convenient but...I prefer thread basting. Takes longer but I enjoy
the process and I know my sandwich is not going to fall apart half way
through and I'm not poisoning myself with those fumes. Also, thread is
a lot cheaper than 505 spray. :-D

I always use that method. I also buy the cheapest spray - it is triple the price the minute it is sold in a quilt shop.

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I use the spray basting here and there.... usually use a pair or tweezer to hold smaller pieces amd spray intoa designated box surround. I have yet to get the "spray off my tweezers.... I have tried soap and water, I have tried 409 , goo be gone,I have even tried acitone... those tweezer are just shot now.... I am very careful what I use the spray basting on, but to if it wont even clean off of stainless steel why would it wash out of fabric..... If I have to glue something, I use elmers.

This is a great idea! do you hang it all first spray and smooth down...or hang one layer at a time and spray.

It washes out. Of course, I'm sure my Tide and Dreft have petroleum of sort in them too. Whatever will we do? Can't win them all

Check out the recent thread about making your own "soap" for washing clothes/quilts. No petroleum products there. They also sell a lot of very environmentally friendly products for washing clothes at grocery stores now.

Ohhh, thanks for the tip. I think the ex left some of that in the garage.

Be sure to use your walking foot I spray basted my moms queen size and got to the end of inside border and had a big pucker took me 8 hours to rip out decorative stitches because thread matched so closely it was hard to see .I had forgot to put my walking foot on but I pinned just to make sure it wouldn't happen again .It worked fine on my smaller quilts and I liked it but big quilts I will use my basting pins.Good luck and have fun.

I tried spraying one time and on a double wedding quilt I made. I sure hope it washed out and that it wouldn't ruin over time, since I worked really a long time to do a good job. Thanks for the heads up on the spray basting. It didn't work well for me on the dwq and ended up throwing the batting out and starting over and pin basting it.

I mostly pin baste, but I love that I can spray baste in situations where a bit of a hurry is needed. Of course, I want people to cuddle my quilts. I want them to get washed over and over and snuggled around tiny babies. I don't want them to sit in a museum or still be perfectly preserved generations from now ;)

Usually I hang the top and backing on the clothline at
the same time if there is enough room. I have only used
spray basting on small to mid size projects, never a full
sized quilt. What is 505???
Brenda from Wadesville IN

After reading all I have about spray basting. I am going try it! Thanks.