Missouri Star Quilt Company has a fantastic video on You Tube for anyone who is unsure as to how to do spray basting.

I am kinda new to this quilting thing and still trying to learn the in's and out's... but... I spray basted a baby quilt in the shower yesterday and it worked great. I hung a line from end to end across the back of the shower and used clothes pins to hang the quilt When I was done I just sprayed a little shower cleaner in the tub and surround walls and rinsed her down. When I was done I had a quilt sandwitched and a clean shower. Oh, I had the overhead fan on and when I was done you couldnt smell anything.

Hi Ellie.....I spray baste all the time and in fact, did it yesterday.....:) I spread an old sheet (designated for this)on my table making sure to cover all the side items....like the ironing board . Then I fold back half the quilt from the batting and spray the quilt....lightly.....of course, I've done this with the batting and backing first. I only use 505 by Sulky. It is easily repositionable and I don't find the fumes objectionable. Hope this helps. I do, at times, pin the corners, but not often. I LOVE spray basting......the only way to go and on a table is the only way for me, too......old knees don't do floors anymore...LOL!

I also use my design wall. I put an old king flannel sheet up to catch the overspray. So much easier to smooth the fabric while upright, and much easier on your back.

This is an excellent video about how to baste a quilt on the wall. It is a beginners fmq video, but towards the end she shows how she prepares the quilt. It works very well, that is the only way I do it now. http://www.thequiltshow.com/os/lesso...eacher/patsern

I spray baste a lot and here is how I control the overspray. I cut the top and bottom out of a half gallon and a gallon jug, like the ones you get milk or jucies. Clean them really good and let dry. I leave the handle on if I can then I put the fabric on my cutting table an put the jug (what ever size you need) down on the fabric and spray through the opening The jug catches the over spray and when the jugs get yucky, just throw away and cut another one. Hope this helps.

I sprayed it on the carpet one time and never did get it out. At first when the carpet started getting really dirty I couldn't figure out what it was. Tried everything nothing ever worked.
Still love the product and use it but now I put down an old comforter first.

I usually spray baste on the floor, being sure to cover floor around the quilt with newspaper. I do this out onto the floor with
a full width of the newspaper. You CAN"T spread it out too far, more is better. I have also discovered that you do not need to use a lot of spray. Keep the can moving from side to side quickly.

What I learned about spray basting is that my vintage machines don't like it. I was getting skipped stitches from the needle getting all gummed up with the spray glue. I no longer use the spray baste.
If you notice skipped stitching consider that may be from the spray basting.
Just my two cents.

I put two 4'x8'x1/2" sheets of laminated fiberboard that I purchased at Menards on top of our no longer used ping pong table in the basement to use for spray basting. Cleans up with soap & water easily, although pointing the spray toward the center prevents a lot of overspray. Tape the backing to the laminate with blue painters tape, then spread out the batting and fabric from the center. Right after I spray I leave the basement, and it doesn't circulate to upstairs.

Now that I've discovered Sharon Schamber's "Basting With Boards" (thanks for the members of this group!), I am doing less spray basting and pinning. I tried the "boards" because I was skeptical and had also never done any basting with "thead" but I'm now a convert to that method. The basting spray is also getting awfully pricey (even with JoAnn coupons) so I use it for smaller items only.

I make a lot of donation quilts & don't always send them to a longarmer. Recently, I cut 5-6" strips of Steam A Seam. I layered the backing, batting, Steam A Seam strips about 4-6" apart in rows, & then the top & ironed from the center out. Worked very well on a crib size quilt. That was the first time I had tried this but will definitely use it again on the next quilt. IMHO, probabaly smaller quilts woud be better adapted to this method.

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To avoid overspray I took a gallon milk bottle and cut off the entire bottom. I spray through the top while moving the bottle around the quilt. It is a little awkward in the beginning but once you get the hang if it it works really well.

Sylvia

I am thinking of buying the batting that has already been spray basted. Saw it at JoAnn's but did not take the time to read their instructions. I was not happy with the can of spray basting I used it really stuck and gave me problems when I tried to quilt on it. Residue stuck to my needle. Thinking maybe I used too much, so next time I will try it on something smaller than a quilt as a test. Works good on pot holders.

I use Mr Clean magic erasers to get overspray off my cutting table.

Thanks for all the hints and tips...very informative thread.

I use 6 or higher mil plastic. I spread it on my island or when the weather is warm on the hot tub! I don't worry about over spray as I focus the spary where I want it. I never worry about the plastic. I reuse it as well. Luann

I like to spray baste using Sharon Schambers method for rolling the quilt, you can be done in less than 30 minutes basting a full size quilt.

This is really inventive!

I use only 505. I tried Sullivans, but thought that the smell was worse and it was too sticky. 505 is more expensive, but I like it much better.

I prop one or two sheets of thin plywood against our fence and use one or both as a wall for spraying. I use push pins to hold the backing on the plywood. I can always find a sunny day even in winter to spray baste, it doesn't take long. DH bought me two thin sheets of plywood just for this purpose and attached a leather strip on one end of each for handles. They are easy to store in the garage and light enough for me to pull them out.

An instructor told us to hold the can at a 90* angle prevent overspray. Since I started holding the
can like that I have not had a problem.

I have used the 505 spray and haven't had a problem with overspray.....but I did use Sullivans spray just once and it was a disaster....worked like super glue. Yup, glued my fingers together and had to use fingernail polish remover to un-stick myself.

I spray baste on an old table. I spray the batting, somewhere I read that that was recommended. I spray baste from the center out.

I used the spray baste on a small project at the kitchen table once! I had used what I thought was plenty of newspapers that was covered everything but when I was done I had the over spray all over my DH cell phone. We tried everything to get that off and ended up at the cell phone store where the replaced the face cover of the phone. So I do not use sprays at all any more inside. I really like to use the tape that is used for hems. I start in the middle and work out. I did this on a queen size quilt and it turned out great.

Sharon-OH - and do you use your iron to fuse the tape?