Spray Basting
#51
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,474
i only spray baste no more pinning !! the spray baste will keep your quilt together for a good long time (if sprayed good) while you finish the quilt i have sprayed a quilt and carried it around everywhere in the house and to a friends house to show her to get an opinion on how to finish it and the quilt stayed together
i can say i think once you go to spray basting you wont go back to pinning
i can say i think once you go to spray basting you wont go back to pinning
#52
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Joplin, Missouri
Posts: 1,058
The stuff in the pink and white can is Sullivan's.. It's great stuff..
I can spray baste a quilt and days even weeks later and it's still stuck just fine.. I can also lift and reposition the fabric if necessary... One can has lasted me forever.. I only barely spray it.. Just a very very light swish across the area. It will wash away without any trouble..
The only drawback is that it smells! It says to use with plenty of ventilation, but I have to work in my basement.. another reason not to use much! I think it is the best product.
Once sprayed and stuck, I never pin, don't need to. It's a great product and I'll keep using it.
I can spray baste a quilt and days even weeks later and it's still stuck just fine.. I can also lift and reposition the fabric if necessary... One can has lasted me forever.. I only barely spray it.. Just a very very light swish across the area. It will wash away without any trouble..
The only drawback is that it smells! It says to use with plenty of ventilation, but I have to work in my basement.. another reason not to use much! I think it is the best product.
Once sprayed and stuck, I never pin, don't need to. It's a great product and I'll keep using it.
#53
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,474
Originally Posted by Mary M
I have used spray basting in the past but the fumes were very hard on my lungs and there was no where I could use it outside. This is why I wanted to try the Flynn Frame...no basting needed. I did find that it works well on cotton batting but not on poly. One that works is wonderful but take care of your lungs also.
#55
I use the spray basting and find the Quilt and Basting Spray by Sullivans (pink can) works great. I follow instructions and spray lightly. Then I use 10 to 12 pins to anchor the quilt. Better than getting on the floor and trying to use 50+ safety pins.I can spray at least 5 or more quilts using that method.
#56
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: California
Posts: 151
Originally Posted by tadpoles_62
i usually get 4-5 queen size out of 1 can , how about the rest of you guys , am i too stingy or use to much ?
Which brand do you use? I read one of these replies and they mentioned something about gunking (don't think that was the term they used) up the bobbin. Have you had any problems with that? Thank you in advance for your reply.
#58
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: California
Posts: 151
I googled "The Original Quilt Basting Spray" and Hancock Fabrics has it for $8.99 per can.
Here is the link if you want it:
http://www.hancockfabrics.com/search...ting%20machine
Here is the link if you want it:
http://www.hancockfabrics.com/search...ting%20machine
#59
Originally Posted by Jim's Gem
Originally Posted by Holice
When you spray baste and even all the layers were smoothed very well and you still find some small amount of wrinkles on the back....how do you then get the wrinkles smooth.
I always use the 505
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