Pinning vs. Spray Basting
#21
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 903
Spray all the way for me. I would never finish a quilt if I had to hand baste or pin. I do not have allergies or anything that keeps me from using it - I don't notice much of a smell at all (but I am not a sensitive smeller)
#22
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Southern NY/Western TX
Posts: 53
I spray baste using Sullivan's Basting spray and it washes right out in the washer. I always wash and dry my quilts when they're completely finished. I usually purchase several cans of Sullivan's from Nancy's Notion when on sale.
#23
I thread baste with tatting thread and a herringbone stitch, as taught by Sharon Schamber in her board basting video, and there's no shifting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_EjBGz5vGQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_EjBGz5vGQ
#24
I used to pin baste but once I started glue basting with washable school glue (Elmer's or other brands) that's all I use for machine quilting. I have never used spray basting for quilts because I didn't want the expense, fumes or mess of the over spray. Some of my friends spray baste and wouldn't do it any other way.
There is a lot of information about glue basting if you want to explore that. Either google it or put it in the search bar on Quilting Board and you'll find a lot. It does not work well for hand quilting and you have to wash it out so for a wall hanging you might not wash then it wouldn't work their either. For those I thread baste.
There is a lot of information about glue basting if you want to explore that. Either google it or put it in the search bar on Quilting Board and you'll find a lot. It does not work well for hand quilting and you have to wash it out so for a wall hanging you might not wash then it wouldn't work their either. For those I thread baste.
#25
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Ohio
Posts: 2,148
I use 5o5 spray basting. It is easier than pinning, quilt parts do not shift . and it is soooooo much lighter and easier to push thru the machine. Tjis bran washes out and will hold in place for months I think there is not much odor. A small can now be gotten at Joann's with coupon for about $6.00. Well worth the money!!!!!
#26
You can also get a long arm quilter to basted a quilt for you. When I had my long arm, I would put the quilt on the frame and use a long stitch baste it about ever 4 inches down the length of the quilt. I would charge a flat rate to do this for my time and the thread.
#28
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: N. Nevada
Posts: 953
I've had some bad experiences with spray basting so personally would stick to pinning. If you start from the center, work your way out with a pin every three to four inches, it should not shift. I always start my quilting in the center, only taking out the pins I have to as I go.
#29
I alway pin basted... until I tried spray basting. It made it so fast and easy. I still stick a few pins around to help the glue hold it together. Haven't tried the elmer's gluing right out of the bottle. I guess I just don't trust it, but I know I should try it before I decide. Spray glue is expensive.
#30
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Mableton, GA
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I alway pin basted... until I tried spray basting. It made it so fast and easy. I still stick a few pins around to help the glue hold it together. Haven't tried the elmer's gluing right out of the bottle. I guess I just don't trust it, but I know I should try it before I decide. Spray glue is expensive.
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