I learned to spray baste-no pins!
 

I have found that these tips work for me when I use a six foot folding table to layer my quilts for quilting.
Iron the batting and spread on table.
Arrange top of Quilt over batting.
Work with half at a time to spray baste.
Repeat with backside.
Anyone's advice/tips appreciated.

This is my method as well. The only I add is after the top is spray basted to the batting, I press it again and then add the backing and repeat with ironing from the backside. The advantage is you can use less spray baste and it holds just as well.

May I ask which spray you use?

I also put a safety pin on the center side of each layer. That way I know I am getting the layers put together and lined up good.

I use the ironing board spray basting technique. It works very well.

I loved spray basting until I discovered basting with Elmer's Washable School Glue. Now I am addicted to Elmer's it is so much more secure than spay basting. I spray baste the same way you do. The process is pretty much the same way with Elmer's. There are a number of good YouTube videos to teach you the technique if you are interested.
Spray basting is perfect for larger or smaller quilts and perfect for baby quilts as long as the quilt is washed before given as a gift. Looks like you have a handle on the spray basting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPaI...ature=youtu.be

followed this link today. will be ordering clips for next quilt. thanks to whoever posted it.

I like 505. I use a few safety pins here and there for large quilts. I use pretty much the same process as the OP, but start with the batting and backing first, then flip and put top on. Once top is on I let sit for at least 24 hours. I've found that it is quick and easy, but it is also easy to get overly enthusiastic with the amount of spray which then can gum up your needle and cause thread breakage. This can be remedied by using anti-glue needles if you're quilting on a domestic, but so far I haven't seen any anti-glue needles for mid arm or longer machines.

Rob

No tips as I don't spray baste often, but curious what batting you use, that you actually iron it?

I just use regular cotton warm and natural batting. It was at the end of a roll and had lots of wrinkles.

That is a great tip, I will be sure to try! Thanks!

If I'm using the end of a roll of batting and it's full of wrinkles, I put batting in the dryer and let it spin for a couple minutes. That's usually enough to remove the worst of the wrinkles.

I now use Sullivan's Quilt Basting and have for years without one complaint (from me or others!) The cost is more reasonable was the reason I tried it at first but have never been disappointed. You don't need to spray heavily, either.

I put my batting in the dryer as suggested-Amazing results. First, no wrinkles, and second, it removed a lot of lint! Gonna do this to all future pieces. Thanks for the tip.
I recently purchased 505 spray at a good price from Wawak.com.

I was unable to access Wawak.com. Do you have another link?

The home page is https://www.wawak.com/
Maybe this link will work for you https://www.wawak.com/Garment-Constr...ive/?sku=GLU28

Janey - Neat people never make the exciting discoveries I do.
Not affiliated with off-site link(s)

I don't have a table large enough and don't like crawling around on the floor, so I tape my work to a wall (using painter's tape). I start by taping the backing to the wall, then add the batting and top, beginning from the top. My method would not work if the backing needed to line up precisely against the front but since I've never figured out how to do that no matter the method, I don't stress about it.

I have used spray baste for years and love it. Yesterday, I went to JoAnn's to pick up a can because I had a 40% coupon. Yikes!! The can that was $15 three years ago is now $20, OK $19.99. I am seriously thinking about glue basting or just learning how to pin baste well.


Never used 505 but the price is more reasonable. Thanks for the link.

Glue basting is very easy and very inexpensive, plus no fumes or overspray

Glue basting
 

When you glue baste. Do you use a brush to spread it on or just drizzle it over the batting? J use the Elmer's washable glue on bindings but never to baste an entire quilt. Will you please elaborate on how you go about it? Sounds interesting.

Cathy, glue basting with Elmer's washable school glue is very easy and cheap. I have glue basted more than 100 quilts using Elmer’s Washable School Glue. I tried other methods, but like the glue basting best because I never get any puckers on the front or back of my quilts. Using this method, the quilts never come out stiff and there is no chemical smell or overspray to deal with.1. Roll the quilt top on a pool noodle (right side up). This will make it easier to put the top on the batting later.



2. Fill a carpenter’s glue roller bottle with undiluted Elmer's Washable School Glue. Do not dilute the glue because you want it come out of the bottle slowly.



3. Starting at one end, gently squeeze the glue bottle to feed a small amount onto the batting in an X pattern, making sure there are no glue globs that would make the quilt stiff. Aim for a thin line of glue, not a wide strip, about the width of a line drawn with a fine tip marker. If it looks like there's more glue than I want on the batting, I stop squeezing the bottle and just use the roller to "spread" it.



4. I usually apply the glue in a 10” -12” high row across the batting, then begin unrolling the quilt top onto the glued batting a “row” at a time.



5. Remove any wrinkles as you go by smoothing the glued top from the center to the edges with your hands, similar to the way you’d smooth wallpaper on a wall.



6. After the glued top has dried a few hours, flip the sandwich and glue the backing to the batting following steps 1 through 5 above.



7. Let the glued backing dry overnight.


I wash the roller thoroughly with warm water immediately after using it to glue. The roller can be easily popped out and I just rub it down with my fingers under warm water to remove the glue and any accumulated fuzz/threads. The roller is a made from a hard rubber. As long as you clean the glue after every use, the bottle and roller should last for years. There really is nothing to wear out.


This is the easiest way I have found to glue baste my quilts. The glue is cheap at $10-$15 per gallon and will glue numerous quilts. Quick and easy to do, no chemical smell or overspray, and no puckers in the finished quilt. Hope these tips help.
The carpenter glue roller bottles are available at Rockler.com or Amazon.

Basting spray
 

I use 505 spray. It works pretty good

thanks for taking the time to reply. I'm going to try it on my next quilt.

I use the 505 spray.

I use the 505 basting spray.

I don't spray baste because I don't want to breathe that stuff in or get it on other things. Now that I have a long arm, I do not have to baste! I do sometimes pin baste something small that I am going to do on my sit down, If I were to do something larger on my sit down, I would baste it on my longarm. Some long armers will baste your quilt. I don't know how much they would charge for that, but if I have to give up my long arm, I think that is what I would do. Find someone to baste it for me. Some shops will rent out time on their longarms. You usually have to take a class first. I would think you could get a number of quilts basted in a couple of hours. Sure beats getting down on the floor to glue baste, or pin baste, or spray baste.

I glue baste on a table so no floor for me. I don’t use pool noodles, or a roller or a brush. I just drizzle on and smooth it out. I’ve done maybe 40 quilts up to queen size with zero issues. Very simple.