:D I posted a few weeks ago about basting spray. I had a can, never used it before. I always pin basted. Well, I have a king sized monster quilt I have been working on that was ready for basting. DH and I went out in the driveway and spray basted out there lol. In no time that sucker was smoothed out and ready to go! I did pin some, because I wasn't sure I could trust the spray. There really was no need for the pins though. I am a convert!!!

It is wonderful! It holds for awhile too. I've had times that the quilt sat for a couple of weeks and was still holding. It might loosen at the edges from handling, but I just spray a little more if I feel it's necessary.

Yaaaaay! Good for you! Glad it worked out well for you. I am the other way round, I had never pin basted, I am far to impatient to get things done! Ditto the comments from katier825 too!

It bugs me the price of that stuff, when you can walk down to the hardware section and buy a can of spray glue for half the price ( But I know I can't use it!!). The spray glue adds a lot to the cost of your finished project so for anyone who sells their items, that is a huge factor.

BUT I will NEVER make another quilt without it!!

I too spray basted one yesterday. I also did some pinning (didn't trust it either). It was so much faster. I have to do it on the floor and have an not so good back. So, thanks so much for the info and encouragement.
Question, everyone said it worked best on cotton batting. The can also says that. But, I have several pkgs of poly batting sitting in a closet. Has anyone tried it. I don't want to waste the spray or even more so my time. I will never buy poly again. Another tip I learned since joining.

I used it a couple of times on the poly batting and it worked fine. I do prefer the cotton batting. It quilts up so nicely.

You were reading my mind to post this!!:)I did try a small sample w/the spray that was a friends and it just didn't work out...could be the way she sprayed, etc. I too had a can and it just sat here forever!:)Till a couple of days ago and I sprayed a good sized quilt w/it...I too pin basted the outside edge and a few spots in the middle. Didn't take half the time it normally takes me to baste...I finished quilting it and I am so sold on this basting spray! Well, adhesive spray!:)I'm stocking up!! Love it-love it! SKeat

I love the spray. I use it a lot when lap quilting!!!

I am bad, I use the stuff from the hardware store, I use it sparingly. and I spray the batting not the fabric. I have never had a problem with it. I can't see spending that on a can, but I don't need to do that any more anyway since I got my bigger machine.

I use it, too! But DH has forbidden me from spraying in the house......I did it on the dining room table. Yes, I covered the table. But the overspray covered the chairs!! LOL LOL :mrgreen: :mrgreen: I told him to just "let it go!"....that it would disappear in time. (I wasn't sure!) LOL :mrgreen: I didn't figure in the CAT hair getting caught in it......so a day later, I saw the cat hair and started washing it off. LOL :mrgreen: He caught me! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Good thing he has a good sense of humor :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

I'm glad you love it. I'm a basting spray convert too. Isn't it the greatest.

So funny. Sounds like something I would do. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Love the basting spray. Use it exclusively all the time!!!! I have the fortunate opportunity of going over to my church and pushing together tables that I can set at a good height and use those for basting my quilts so I don't have to get down on the floor!!! I have taught my DH and my sons girlfriend how to baste and they have even basted several of my quilts all by themselves with me just supervising.

I use basting spray on poly batting all the time for embroidery. I spray the batting and stick it on the back of my hooped fabric. It stays on great during the whole embroidery process :wink:

Yep, makes a world of difference huh?

I've used the products made for quilters for several years and really like the speed and results, and "no pins"! I had to laugh at the quilter with the overspray problem and cat hair! I think that would be the biggest difference between the quilter product and the "hardware store" variety though. The product for quilters is water soluable--meant to wash out of your fabrics, and consequently can be washed off other hard surfaces as well--like you tabletop or countertop. Wouldnt that be worth the difference in price?

I'm a pin baster that likes the idea of spray basting, but I don't have a clue how to do it. Is there a video out there somewhere that would show me what to do?

I did this on my coffee table and like to never got it all off!!! From now on, I cover the table and the floor with news paper! :lol: :lol: :lol: I have also used an old sheet.

if you use something with an alchol base it usually takes up the glue, and ther eis usually enough over hang on the batting it usually catches most of it, I some times have to go back and catch the corners etc. I make more of a mess when I am using it with the embroidery machine, I usually hang an old shopping bag or something to catch the worse of it.

TRY BUYING THE CANS WHEN JOANN HAS THEIR 50% OFF COUPONS.

HELPS A LOT WITH THE POCKETBOOK !!!!.......

I EVEN DO MY SMALLER WALL HANGINGS AND IT REALLY IS A BIG HELP WHEN TRYING TO DO MACHINE QUILTING ON THEM.

WORKS GREAT...MJ

DON'T YOU JUST LOVE IT.TRY ON YOUR SMALLER WALL HANGINGS...WORKS LIFE A WHOLE LOT EASIER WHEN MACHINE QUILTING.

WE SET UP A LARGE BOARD IN THE GARAGE ON SAW HORSES, GARBAGE CANS OR WHATEVER......AND SPRAY AWAY.

I SOMETIMES COLLECT A FEW AND HOLD THEM TO DO ALL AT THE SAME TIME.....SAVES TIME SETTING UP.

HAPPY SPRAYING...MJ

Ok...I am going to tell my story. I already said that I spray basted a quilt yesterday and thought it was great. The only problem I had was that I too had oversprayed...onto the excess batting. That would not have really mattered if I had not knelt on it to add a few pins. When I went to stand up my jeans were basted. The result was very fuzzy white knees.
All in all it was good. The quilt was easier to baste, the fuzz came off my jeans and my new manicure wasn't really ruined. :oops:

Just a thought. Read this on another site and it works!
Aqua Net! Much less expensive and didn't gunk up my needle.
I wash my quilts when I am finished and it worked beautifully.

Glad you had success with the basting spray. :lol:

I think we had a discussion about hair spray earlieron another thread and it was strongly suggested NOT to use it! :?

WOW, using the driveway was a great idea!

judee

I wasn't real sure either Lori at first!:)For the only thing I had previously had basted w/the spray was a wall size. I 'taped' my bottom layer on the floor as usual for I thought it might keep it from sliding since it was on my kitchen floor...layered my batting and top...each layer smoothing out any crinkles as I went. Then I folded the batting and the top layer over in half. I sat on the quilt side on my knees. Sprayed 8-10" in a left to right motion. Then reached under the batting that is folded towards me and smoothed it towards the end like you would hang wallpaper. Then the right side and then left. Since I didn't spray but a 1/4 of the way to the end, I repeated the above. Then I turned around and rolled the quilt again towards me (batting and top) till I met up where the adhesive spray was sticking in the middle. Repeated like the above. I then, just because I wasn't a believer and wasn't sure...I put a few pins in the middle and did all the way around the edge...just for insurance:)It was great!! I started machine quilting that night, finished the next day...it never moved! I'm sold!! The can says it will stay on there for about 2 weeks...so, not something to spray and wait 6months...but, might try it to see on my own science quilt experiment>:) I always, normally worry that something like would depreciate or yellow...but this seems to wash right out and I did overspray a smidgen on the floor...and, left it on purpose. For I wanted to see what it would do on my floor...it is gone and was in 2 days! Overspray here is not a problem:)And, the smell wasn't either. It says to use not in an closed area....:)Hope that helps for some insight and I am sure others will have some more great input on this too. I thought of draping the quilt over a big table, but was worried it would wrinkle??Skeat

Thanks Skeat. I've got two lap quilts ready to go, I"ll have to go get some and give it a try. Sullivans, right? Hmmm gotta figure out who sells it around here. Sure would beat being on my knees on the floor to pin everything. And my fingers will be thankful too.

I've never spray basted, but after reading this I'm going to try it on the quilt in currently working on....should be ready to baste in a couple of days :) Thanks for all these great ideas/tips.

Hi Lori, I recommend spraying.....it's really quite easy. Just follow the directions on the can and you shouldn't have any trouble. I have purchased mine in both Joann's and in Walmart's......both worked just fine. mj

Sewforless.com has what's called 505 adhesive spray on sale, 50% off if you buy 12 right now. Breaks down to 11.99 a can. I put it in my basket, but couldn't decide if it was worth it. I really want to use it, but is this a good price?

I like spray basting. I sprayed one last July and started handquilting it. The first couple of weeks it was difficult to push the needle thru. I finished quilting it in December (I'm slow). It got easier and easier to quilt as time passed and even though several months passed the adhesive still held. I was impressed.

When you use poly batting, my suggestion is to spray your quilt fabric and not the batting....it seems to do something to the batting when you spray it directly on it. or maybe it was just the brand of poly batt that I used at the time.

Otherwise it works just as well as on cotton batting.

I've had a couple of quilts that I basted a couple of years ago and never got around to quilting until this year and it still held well except for around the edges and I gave it a light spritz again. I do NOT spray heavily.

warm quilt hugs, sue

I used the stuff for the first time just a few days ago! On the first project, I used poly batting, and quilted it right away. Didn't bother to pin, that's why I bought the spray!!!!! It did start to come apart at the edges, but not too bad.

I've used it since on my next project, which is a quilt as you go double Irish chain quilt. With a bamboo/cotton batting, and it's still coming apart at the edges, but not quite so much, and this piece is getting a lot of manipulation while under the needle, unlike the other piece.

I love the stuff. Yeah, it s-cks that it's so expensive, and I def. won't be using it on everything, but when I can, I will!!!

I use the basting spray on all types of batting. I do not however spray anything in the house because I have parrots and even the warning on the can says not to spray around birds. I spray outside and once it dries I bring it in and have no problems with the birds, the fabric adhering or anything else.

I too spray lightly. I don't think I could use a lot of cans of it in a lifetime. My can is still 3/4 full and I've done 2 quilts with it. I do quilt slow by hand, but even if I machine quilted it I don't think I'd buy more than one can at a time. Is there a shelf life on this stuff?

At least it didn't baste the CAT to the chairs :? :?

hi all,

I've always be afraid that my needle would get all gunky. Didn't see anyone mention this, so am I wrong?

peel

The spray basting has never gunked up my needles or machine, I've used it for 6 years...the very first quilt class I took that was what we were told to bring to class and taught how to use it not pin basting.

Yes, I am not keen on the overspray. I put down a sheet on my kitchen floor before I put my quilt down to spray baste. That helps keep the overspray from going on my tile, cuz I hate to try to wash it off my tile. Then I throw the sheet in the laundry...no muss no fuss.

I use Sullivan's spray baste and the smell reminds me of the Easter egg dye of years ago, I like the smell but know that it isn't good to inhale. I heard there is another basting spray that has no odor and has less overspray but I don't know the name of it.

Warm quilt hugs, sue

i love the spray, my first quilt i made i pinned it and said never again was a pain in the you know what i found and tried the spray and like i said will never go back to pinning i went to jo anns yesterday and they had the spray 50 % off yes i was in a aweee i bought 6 cans of it im sett for awhile !!!!!!!
i have let the quilts set or in some cases took my time on quilting them for as much as 3 -4 weeks and they still held together everytime i went back to do sewing on them i think the world of the person that invented this stuff for quilting !!

To lakehouse:

It depends on the size of the can. I recently purchased a 159 gram can in Canada and it was $19.99. I normally buy the Sullivans because it is cheaper but couldn't find it at the time.