Spray basting....how long....
#11
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Indiana
Posts: 176
When I have use spray basting I did it half at time. I didn't like using the spray basting very much because it seem to "gum up" the needle on my machine. I also have to use spray baste out doors because there is always a sticky film from the spray on other things in the room. To solve this problem I just started using Elmer's/school glue. I dilute glue 50-50 with water and put it on in a kind of grid pattern. I don't ever leave big globs of glue any were on the quilt sandwich. I let the glue dry. My quilts stay sandwiched together. I have no sticky film on other stuff in the room. I wash wash my quilt when I am finished with the quilt. The glue washes out .. Problem solved.
#14
Super Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Tulsa, Ok
Posts: 4,582
I have all three pieces laid flat and smooth on my table. Then I fan fold back the top about 1/2, and lightly spray on the batting in sections, about 18" wide across the entire width of the sandwich. I fold the top back down over that sprayed section, smooth it out well. Then repeat in 18" sections until that half is done. Repeat for the other half, then flip the entire quilt over and do the same for that side. I always spray the batting, never stretch or tape anything down. Works great, no more puckers like when I basted with pins!!
#17
Be sure to spray outside! The fumes are noxious and the overspray will make a sticky mess of your house if you do it inside. (Lesson learned the hard way!) I also spray my quilts half at a time. Spray basting is amazing for FMQ, but it is quite a mess to do the spraying.
#20
I think I'll try either the Elmer's School Glue method or Mrs Beasley's spray (the recipe is in thread on page 2). http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...t223080-2.html
This way I can avoid having to go out and spray on a snow bank.
This way I can avoid having to go out and spray on a snow bank.
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