Spray baste and fumes?

[littleflower]

Little flower, I didn't wash anything because I took a fresh start on patting it into place after pinning the batting stretched. Then I ironed it to fuse it down even better. That's what the lady did on Craftsy's quilting big quilts video. I found spots on two of the blocks. Hopefully they will come out with a little washcloth action.

Thank you Rosemary for the patting strategy. It seems to have worked. I saw online that the fusing spray only lasts 2 months on poly batting. I plan on getting this done soon as I'm not quilting it very densely. It should be simple and go fast. Thanks for the help

[littleflower]

Well, the front looks better. I did it second. The back still looks a a bit ripply. No one is really gonna care except me. I think I read somewhere that somebody washed their flannel twice to get it to shrink as much as possible and I wondered if that would take the stretchiness out a bit. I did try to pat things in to place and it looks much better. I also used more pins to stretch out the batting.

[littleflower]

Just a footnote. There are no fumes really, and this method beats safety pins any day. I was very happy and might consider one day doing a larger quilt this way. What will I do with all those safety pins now? That's the question.

[littleflower]

You might want to try the new iron-on batting that's available - I've found it at Joannes, and it's WONDERFUL! I was able to baste a queen sized quilt, and it even made it easier to machine quilt it on my home machine. It was much easier to handle & keep together than the spray basting that I've used in the past. I'm going to use it for all of my large projects from now on.

[suehenyon]

Someone on a different forum talked about cutting up plastic wine bottle corks and using them like Pinmoors. This is easy to do, easier on the hands and pins than Pinmoors, and appears to baste well. This will not work with real cork. The plastic corks cut with a sharp kitchen knife. Recycle & save the lungs.

[suehenyon]

Someone on a different forum talked about cutting up plastic wine bottle corks and using them like Pinmoors. This is easy to do, easier on the hands and pins than Pinmoors, and appears to baste well. This will not work with real cork. The plastic corks cut with a sharp kitchen knife. Recycle & save the lungs.

Collecting the corks would, of course, be an act of dedication to the cause! :wink: or is it just to help the fmq practise? :lol:

[suehenyon]

Collecting the corks would, of course, be an act of dedication to the cause! :wink: :lol:

Oh, it's to save the planet, of course! :lol:

[lotti]

Certainly, HIV, we'll do ANYTHING to save the planet, hic, anything. :twisted: :lol:

[suehenyon]

we'll do ANYTHING to save the planet, hic, anything. :twisted: :lol:

Well yes, and we have to find out which brands have plastic corks!

[theothermarion]

I'll help on finding brands with plastic corks!

One of my friends spray basted a quilt inside and found residue all over everything in the room.

[theothermarion]

That didn't happen to me unless I didn't notice. I used 505 spray. But have fun finding corks. Jan

[suehenyon]

I'll help on finding brands with plastic corks!

Thanks Marion, Cabernet Sauvignon or any California blends would be good

[theothermarion]

Susan: I'm partial to Washington wines, myself! Been here fro about 57 1/2 years now....

[loise98]

Someone on a different forum talked about cutting up plastic wine bottle corks and using them like Pinmoors. This is easy to do, easier on the hands and pins than Pinmoors, and appears to baste well. This will not work with real cork. The plastic corks cut with a sharp kitchen knife. Recycle & save the lungs.

Collecting the corks would, of course, be an act of dedication to the cause! :wink: or is it just to help the fmq practise? :lol:

How did I miss this post. Rosemary, we can always count on you to make us smile. I can't wait to meet you some day!

[loise98]

Well that was a bust for my birthday...2 bottles of wine (one saturday and one yesterday) and they both had real corks in :roll: Guess I will have to keep to the bent safety pins for now.