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    Old 12-11-2016, 03:17 PM
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    I purchased a kit to make a tree skirt and I understand that I can't get the lines wet. I spray baste all my quilts so I'm wondering if spray basting would make the lines disappear. Has anyone spray basted a pre-printed top and if so did you spray the batting instead of the top.
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    A tree skirt is small enough that it probably would be easy to hand baste.
    You're smart....I've been so scatter-brained lately that it likely wouldn't have occurred to me that spray is wet!
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    ​I would worry more that the spray baste may interact with the dye making it difficult to remove.
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    Do not spray baste. If the spray gets on the marks it locks in the ink.
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    Thanks for the help. At least I'm not basting a queen size top! Merry Christmas.
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    Old 12-13-2016, 09:17 AM
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    I did make my GD a queen-sized Benartex quilt. I worked on it over 10 years, so when I was ready to remove the dye,l I filled my top=loader washing machine with cold water and let it soak for several hours before I did anything else. It turned out beautifully. She was a happy bride.
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    Originally Posted by Quilt30
    Do not spray baste. If the spray gets on the marks it locks in the ink.
    Hmmm, something I did not know - thanks for the information!
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    Originally Posted by carolynjo
    I did make my GD a queen-sized Benartex quilt. I worked on it over 10 years, so when I was ready to remove the dye,l I filled my top=loader washing machine with cold water and let it soak for several hours before I did anything else. It turned out beautifully. She was a happy bride.
    I know this is an old thread but I came across it when I did a search for something else and had to reply.

    A few days ago I was shopping at the thrift store and found a brand new, still in the package, Benartex wholecloth quilt top in the Garden Bouquet pattern for $11.99! At first I thought it was a bit pricey for the thrift store, but when I looked it up online, they're selling for $60.00, so of course it came home with me.

    It's certainly not something I'll be tackling anytime soon, and I have wondered how long it will take me to finish it. A long-term project, to be sure! (Ten years, huh? )

    I understand about not getting it wet, but I was wondering...when I do get around to starting it, would pressing it with a dry iron to get the fold marks out set the lines?
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    Old 04-07-2017, 07:22 AM
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    Well, I got my answer. Did a Google search and this is what I found:

    "Heat or chemicals can set the lines and make them difficult to remove. Do not press your top, and do not add detergent to the cold water soak."

    http://www.christianlanequilters.com...age/589354.htm

    I do know one thing...I've decided that whenever I get ready to work on it, I'm taking it to a longarmer to have it basted!
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    Originally Posted by SherylM
    Well, I got my answer. Did a Google search and this is what I found:

    "Heat or chemicals can set the lines and make them difficult to remove. Do not press your top, and do not add detergent to the cold water soak."

    http://www.christianlanequilters.com...age/589354.htm

    I do know one thing...I've decided that whenever I get ready to work on it, I'm taking it to a longarmer to have it basted!
    Make sure to tell the longarmer not to press it and why.

    Edited to add so jealous of your thrift store find!!
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