playswithcolor

Yesterday at guild meeting, several quilters shared that they iron their quilts after spray basting them. Both said that they iron the back first, then the front.

This was a new idea to me. I'm concerned about changes to the spray when it is heated by the iron.

What are the benefits/ drawbacks from ironing the quilt after spray basting?

tessagin

I don't spray baste. Smell gets to me. but the videos I've not seen anyone iron after spray basting. They just smoothed as they went along. I recant because I saw one who used spray starch and she lightly pressed to dry the starch. I like the Sharon Schamber technique with the thread basting and boards.

mckwilter

I do not iron after I spray baste, but maybe they do to set the glue.

Sisty88

When I was first starting out quilting I asked in my fabric shop and they told me not to iron after spraying with the glue as it may become permanent, so I never have!

Jeanne S

I don't iron after spray basting either, never needed to. Don't think it would hurt anything though.

quiltingcandy

I have never bothered to iron after spray basting either. I can't imagine why you would.

ManiacQuilter2

I seldom spray baste but when I do, I wouldn't iron the quilt. That is just a lot more work!

gigi712

If I plan to quilt it and don't have a day to wait, I've ironed it to make it dry faster and it hasn't caused any permanent problems, washed right out. One certainly doesn't need to iron, but I do when I'm in crunch time.

maminstl

sometimes I do just to make sure it's all nice and flat - but not always. It doesn't affect the glue as far as I can tell.

BonnieI

I usually iron after spray basting. It sets faster that way.