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    I am learning about this! I wonder tho...since Murphy's Law was written with me in mind....what if you spray and then when laying the layers on the sprayed fabric...what if you lay it on there wrong, or crooked? Can you pull it up and re position it? And do you spray for the backing and the batting as well as the front side of the top of the quilt and the batting?

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    I also have problems with over spray. Last time I tried putting paper towels down and after spraying an area the towels stuck to my feet. : / I've only used it twice so I think I'm still learning what I need to do. Other than that I really like it.
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    I absolutely love the spray but I think I am also overspraying as I'm noticing a few little marks on my fabric after it's finished which is like the glue coming through a bit. Cheri I have just repositioned mine when I've put it down wrong and it's been grand. I have just been spraying the front and back fabric but after reading this I'm going to do the batting aswell.

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    I am absolutely sold on spray basting. I usually spray the backing first then put the batting down. Then I spray the top and smooth it out on the batting. No pins are needed!!!! Yipee! It is re-positional too so you can always move it around to straighten it or get rid of bubbles if you need to. I always iron mine after it is all together. I find the heat helps to set it better....no steam, heat only. It also smooths out any bumps that may be left too.....Great Stuff!!!!
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    The machine quilter on Craftsy not only sprays her quilts with the basting spray, but she presses her fabric after it is sprayed and gets out every last little ripple. My only problem with the spray is that I have asthma and it takes my breath plum away even if I wear a mask. I thinks it's best to use it outdoors, but I know lots of you do your spraying indoors. I think they have improved the sprays that are available now over the one available when I first tried it. I still have my original can of Sullivan's spray.

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    I found out that if you're gonna iron....make sure the batting is NOT polyester...or anything else that will melt. Did a wall hanging once....used a polyester batting ....NO NO NO (I seem to learn much better the hard way. Murphy visits me too)

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    I have! once I got the back on, then the front, I turned it over and the back was all yuck again! Then I learned a trick about ironing it afterward and readjusting while ironing and it is beautiful!

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    I think there is a youtube video on using this....she makes a "spray basting wall" out of ceiling tiles so you can hang your layers and spray.
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    just found the link...if you wanted to check it out

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UoUzK19Vww
    Last edited by Syndi; March 5th, 2012 at 09:22 PM. Reason: added link

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