i believe in 505! can't live without it. I think the advantage is no odor and good reliable stick without gumming up your machine. Very important! the other brands, IMO have a very strong smell and should be used in ventilated areas and not if you have any lung issues. not a problem with the 505. If your LQS does not carry it, it is readily available on line.
Lisa
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I didn't like June Tailor either. I just purchased Sulky KK 2000. The can states Safe for you, non-toxic, odorless and clear. Safe to use indoors.

As far as clean up, it says not water soluble. Wipe off excess adhesive with denatured alcohol. Denatured means not drinkable, can be plain rubbing alcohol. This may be why some of you are having a problem washing the spray off with water.

Try this so spray does not go everywhere. Take a 32oz plastic travel cup (like from QT or somewhere). Cut off the cup holder part. Now you have a hollow applicator. Place the good rounded part (the part from which you drink) and place that on your stabilizer. Spray through the opening that you have just cut. It keep the spray contained and won't gum everything up.

Also, I like KK2000 better than 505. It doesn't seem like there is as much as the 505, but that little tiny can lasts longer than the much larger can of 505 and it is better for the environment.

Hello Buttercream,
I used the pink can spray one time.... and had to spray it by the front door it was so bad, and I once tryed the 505 but the very best is the Sulky KK 2000. I love it. Do not have to worrie about the smell. Can re position time after time. Does NOT gum up your needle and to get rid of it just iron with a warm iron.... NO STEAM just dry iron. NEVER put water on it or it will be forever sticky. I buy at JoAnn's when on sale for 50% off. DO not let the smaller can make you think there is less there. They do not have the o zone perpelent in the cans. The spray is eco friendly,
and again all I can say is I LOVE IT and use if for all sorts of things....
Best of luck with the emb projects.... Connie

i have come to the conclusion that all quilters possess an extra "loyalty" gene in our DNA. so many of us have a list of supplies and tools that we "swear by" and simply cannot do without. we are amazed anybody else would use anything else. it's a wonderful thing. and aren't we modern quilters lucky to have so many choices?

I'm quit happy with my cheapy-cheap June T spray. the only reason i haven't tried the 505 - which gets consistently rave reviews - is that i am ... well ... cheapy cheap. i'm scared to death that i'd be like everybody else who cannot bear to go back to wm once they've tried 505. :lol:

when i need the extra stability of a fused stabilizer i also use freezer paper (aka butcher paper). it works for machine embroidery, quilting, and a bazillion other things. it tears away more easily for me than anything else i've tried so far.

Wait a minute here...

You can use basting spray to baste all three layers together and you don't need PINS? They stay attached and you can roll the quilt to quilt it and the layers don't come apart? You can get all three layers nice and tight with a spray?

I need to sit down...

Hmmm, got to go to Joann's today for some Heat and Bond, think I'll look for that little can of Sulky KK2000. Athough I don't need it right now, having just bought the 505, but have an extra coupon...

Yes, you can baste using a spray. No pins, no thread! I LOVE it! I've done several small quilts and table toppers this way. I haven't tried it for a full sized quilt, so can't comment on whether it would hold long enough for that. I've sprayed & layered one day, quilted the next, so know it holds that long, but not sure about over several days?

i can't speak for anybody but me. when i use spray baste, all 3 layers do generally stay stuck together. however, the process of rolling, unrolling, and re-rolling does disturb things a bit.

i get my best results when i take the time to re-smooth the back and smooth/pat the front [back into] place each time i get ready to do the next stage of quilting. since i'm mostly a ditch-stitcher, i re-smooth before each new line of quilting.

is that necessary? i couldn't swear to a "yes" or a "no". it's what i do when i want to be sure things will turn out as planned.

even that extra work beats the heck outta basting the whole thing first.

When I'm hand quilting, after spraying and assembling, I like to press with a dry, hot iron to get all the remaining wrinkles out. It also seems to BOND all 3 layers together -- just try taking that sucker apart :lol: :lol:

I bought the June Tailor brand at WM and love it...maybe you over sprayed it...I use it to told in/the/hoop embroidery in place and works well. I bought a brand at Perfect Stitches and couldn't use it because it was so extremely wet. Really gummed things up...I used the 505 brand also but really more expensive.