I used minky only once and said I'd never do it again. It moves all over while you are trying to quilt. If you feel up to it, you might try the spray basting stuff. It should stabilize it better.

Linda, I remembered that I had a can of 505 that I had never used, so I may give that a try. I've never had problems with the "minky" moving around with glue basting, but then I've usually used Shannon Cuddle, which I think is the premier "minky." I did use one from Jo-Ann once with no problems either, but never the pimply one.

I'm no help. I've heard horror stories about minky, so I've stayed away. I no longer pin baste since discovering 505 spray...no way I'll ever go back. You may want to try the 505 spray, it's great!

I've never used minky either but might try the 505.

Perhaps that spray fabric glue might work?

The 505 seems to have worked once the glue dried on the backing. I'll see how the quilting goes. The 505 doesn't seem to hold as tightly as the glue, but anything is better than pinning.

Quilted like a dream. Yeah!!

505 to the rescue!

That would be a good survey question or QOTD. "What do you use to baste?"

I am on the 505 team.

Theresa

When I was at the store looking at the sprays,An Amish lady walked up to me and said 505 is the way. Bought it and love it,I am only doing baby quilts right now and do not know how it will do with a big quilt, I suspect good also.

Fran, I pin small quilts that I don't quilt on the frame. I would never spray baste anything - I've tried a couple of different sprays and don't like the smell or the residue on surrounding surfaces. I also don't like not being able to reposition something as I go.

Donna

I have used Dritz basting spray. I find it works well. It's easy to reposition the fabric if needed. I haven't gotten any puckers. I have quilted those on a dsm. It washed off adjacent surfaces easily and is relatively inexpensive and is available at my local walmart supercenter.

The only other one I've used is the June Taylor one. When I volunteered at school with the kids making the wheelchair quilts, we used the JT one. It was provided by a volunteer group. Of course, the kids got it on the tables. We had to use acetone to get it off the tables. We resorted to that when nothing else we tried worked.

I haven't made that many quilts, so have not tried pin basting, hand basting or 505.

bkay

I don't use the spray, because I don't like getting it on the surrounding areas. I use the Elmer's school glue and love it. I usually do in in 2- 3 sections, taping everything down on my large antique dining room table. I can do a section in minutes and then let it dry for a few hours before moving it and re-taping and gluing. I put all th leaves in the table if it is a large quilt.

Wear a mask when using the spray. It's not healthy to breathe. It also gets into the air and on surrounding surfaces. Beware.

The other thing I really like about the Elmer's School Glue method is that the glue washes completely out of the quilt. It's also a heck of a lot cheaper than basting sprays. I always stock up at the start-of-school sales. I can usually get a bottle for 50 cents to a dollar.

I only use water soluble thread to baste, I stitch about 6 inches apart, vertical and horizontal. Works really well for me. And then it just washes out. I'm not a fan of sprays or pins.