| I Hate Basting | ||
| I hate basting - so the obvious
solution for me was to try something different. So, when I came across a
can of "Sullivans" spray-baste in the USA I thought "OK,
I'll buy it, it's expensive at $12 a can but I'll try it."
When I returned home I immediately knew I
had something to have a go at. So I quickly read the instructions
Check and double check that the quilt top is slightly smaller than wadding and backing fabric. 1. Lay out your backing fabric, right side
down, on a flat surface. When the wadding is all flattened out you are ready to repeat the procedure with your quilt top. If you have pieces of wadding to join - no need to sew them together, they will just stick down. This saves lots of time. The sandwich is now ready to quilt - the spray will not clog up either the machine or hand-quilting needles. The handle of the quilt is not affected at all by the glue and, although I usually wash my quilts after I have quilted them it is not necessary, although I suppose no one knows the long-term effect the glue will have on the fabrics. Mine all still look fine four years on, I will report any changes if they occur in the future. Incidentally, the spray-baste will still hold
together, even after 18 months of a "quilt sandwich" being together
and unquilted, I have found :-/ |