Q re spray basting

The can I have says it's supposed to do 3 queen sized quilts. I've never kept track. I usually try to buy it at Hobby Lobby or JoAnn Fabrics when I've got a 40% off coupon. I do try to use it outside. It's flammable and smells a lot.

Julia > I went to a couple of fabric stores today and, yes, I got a little carried

It promises not to gum up SM needles but it did. Could have something to do with our 99% humidity - more or less. We almost had to have a pity party for me the time I tried that stuff. Polly

"Julia in MN" The can I have says it's supposed to do 3 queen sized quilts. I've never

I buy the kind that WalMart carries. It's a bit cheaper. And the trick to keep from gumming needles is to spray evenly and once everything is together give it overnight to dry before trying to sew. At least it works for me. I really love the stuff. Not how it smells, or the price of buying. But I love that it lets me baste a quilt firmly and securely by myself. If I had to pin a quilt I just would never get anything quilted. Too much for my arthritic fingers and wrists.

Sunny

That's handy to know. Thanks Sunny. I now have my first can; and, come October, with a bit of luck, I'll be re-making a coverlet - by putting batting in and quilting properly. It will be a good one to experiment on I think. I got the 505, as I think that is the one I have heard mentioned here. . In message , onetexsun writes

I have had a can for over 2 years, and it has made several twin size or slightly larger, and lots of wall hangings and miniature quilts. I just threw away the can. Sherry Starr

Has anybody tried the Sulky KK2000 Temporary Spray Adhesive? It is supposed to "temporarily bonds fabrics to appliqués, batting, stabilizers, and even to patterns and templates." and has these specs:

• You can reposition the fabric before stitching it in place; it works great with landscape quilting projects * Bonding disappears in 2-5 days * The handy size can gives you as much coverage as the bigger cans-made of a highly concentrated material combined with a low pressure spray for a more precise spray pattern and less waste. * Nontoxic, odorless, ozone-friendly, nonflammable, will not stain

I've seen this advertised in a bunch of quilting-related magazines and catalogs and wondered if it truly was odorless, etc., as I am so sensitive to any type of scent or fragrance. It would be nice to have a better alternative.

Trixie

I think that's the Sulky spray that I've used. If so, it is not odorless, though the odor is not as strong as the June Tailor brand. The can is a lot smaller and I don't think it goes as far as the larger cans, but maybe I spray too heavily. It is not as readily available around here as the June Tailor spray. Because it is nonflammable and the odor isn't as bad, I have used it indoors, on my kitchen floor with the vent fan on and a window open a bit.

Julia > Has anybody tried the Sulky KK2000 Temporary Spray Adhesive? It is supposed

It has a green lid and is touted as "Go Green" and "Safe for you, safe for the planet" so I had high hopes it was truly a product I could use, but it sounds like I better keep waiting.

Trixie

Joanna, I've used the Elmer's on paper (I spray the paper and stick it to the back of the fabric if I have to trace an embroidery pattern or an appliqué layout on my fabric) and I have always had to throw the can away before half of it is used up because the nozzle clogs!

That has never happened to me with 505, but it has happened with anything cheaper that I try to buy.

What are your experiences with the nozzle?

Cindy

I've used it. It seems to work the same for me as the 505. The can is so much smaller that I can't wrap my pea brain around the fact that it might last as long as the bigger cans.

Cindy

Does the odor bother you? Or do you do the usual and open the windows?

Trixie

I always forget about the spraying upside down thing. I've tried to clean out the hole with a pin and even soaked the plastic nozzle in fingernail polish remover, and that doesn't seem to help. I really just need to do the spray upside down thing. I don't understand why it never happens with the

505 spray. I also had a can of the June Taylor stuff from Walmart run out of compressed air half way through.

Cindy

Nope, I lay an old sheet on my bed and spray away. I know it's not good for me, I already have COPD. I try to hold my breath, but can't do that for very long. I don't notice an odor so much as I just know that stuff is going everywhere.

I only do very small quilts, so that's how I justify it.

:-)

Cindy

And just what, young lady, are you using that compressed air for? Please tell me you're not giving a blast to the insides of your SM and forcing gopher guts deep down inside. Don't make me come down there. Polly

Cindy wrote, in part: I don't understand why it never happens with the

505 spray. I also had a can of the June Taylor stuff from Walmart run out of compressed air half way through.

Good point about the stuff going everywhere. Even if you can't smell it, that doesn't mean it isn't doing something you'd rather it not do.

Trixie

Gak! Up here, you mean up here, Polly. And don't come! I mis-spoke. I'm not spraying any air anywhere. I meant the air in the can of spray adhesive. If I spray 505 into my machine, I'll send myself down there for you to smack.

Cindy