The Ultimate Quilting Hack: Make Your Own Basting Spray!

[@pambiller8432]

Love your recipe! I used vodka instead of rubbing alcohol. I decided to strain the finished product using a small stainless steel strainer I had in the kitchen. This took care of all the small lumps and I stored the product in a quart jar with lid. When I was ready to baste a baby quilt, it was easy to pour into a small spray bottle. I used a plastic flannel back table cloth on my dining room table to start to the process.

[@mamakaka73]

I am celiac and as long as I don't eat it it''s fine. Thankfully quilts are not on my diet plan 😂😂

[@nancy9478]

Use a gluten free flour, airborne gluten can cause reactions. It gets in your nasal passages and ends up being swallowed.

[@cosmocat12]

I found your video a few years ago, and have basted dozens of quilts. I have never bought another can of spray since. Thank you so much, you have saved me so much $$$$$, plus no fumes anymore. Literally a game changer for me.

[@Chatterboxquilts]

So glad to hear that this has been helpful for you and has saved you $$$. Keep quilting!

[@tonmarinaxxzz]

Very well done video. Just the facts without any extraneous chit chat. Thanks!

[@micadina7129]

Hi Kim, I am writing from Madrid in Spain. I already had seen your previous video about your fabulous Basting Spray but this new one is even better and besides you have added the recipe with the measurements in mililitres, (though I think that for flour it might be better to use grams instead). Nevertheless, thanks for all your tips, I love your channel. Please don't evert stop making videos!

[@Denise11Schultz]

Thank you for this. As a gluten-free person, I use powdered tapioca starch. Like cornstarch, it might take less. Looking forward to trying it.

[@pohakukuamoo7325]

I might as well choose the vodka lol since I need that for making ny own vanilla extract too. Excited to try this!

[@betssteenkamp1773]

@@pohakukuamoo7325 - how do you do your vanilla please?

[@nevaannegrant453]

@@betssteenkamp1773 I make my own vanilla extract too.

[@KimtheElder]

Making Gravy - I had just thought that and smiled :) Thank you for this video - so helpful! 😊

[@miric6224]

Thank you. Returing to quilting after manys absence. Never had all the fancy tools, ot gluing. Thanks for this suggestion. Grandma me

[@Loriann3616]

Thanks!

[@Chatterboxquilts]

You're welcome and thanks so much for your support of my channel. ❤️

[@maureenmccrackin6933]

I will definitely be trying this basting spray. I bought a can ($$) from the fabric store and found that I was very sensitive to the fumes. Thank you so much!

[@blairseibert1778]

It works like a charm but be aware of fabric bleed. I had washed my fabrics before hand but when I did my test of the "adhesive" my blue bled on my white. Ugh. I will definitely use this in the future on different kinds of quilts.

[@906quilting]

This is the way I baste ALL my quilts. A1 product.

[@janeahrens572]

Usually you should use half the amount of cornstarch as flour

[@shellcshells2902]

Brilliant!!!! Going to save so much money! Thank you 😊

[@Chatterboxquilts]

You're so welcome!

[@robinsquiltbasket]

Great hack!

[@sweetcake405]

what an awesome idea, thank you so much

[@xmobile.]

Oh, interesting.. this is how i make wheatpaste for paper mache (you boil the flour to activate the gluten to turn it sticky), but i don't use the alcohol (no doubt the alcohol keeps it from spoiling and getting moldy). i use a table spoon of vinegar to stop mold in my wheatpaste and it goes from lasting 2 days to maybe 3 weeks with that small amount... i find that vinegar makes the glue more plastic-y and more sticky.. this has me wondering what a large quantity would do. (Obviously, i wouldn't mix vinegar and alcohol both.) Another option might be corn starch... corn starch thickens like flour and i think can be used as a glue, but I'm not 100% sure. Anyway, thanks for the info. Definitely storing this sewing tip.

[@NoonSkyWings]

Thank you!

[@KissMyFrog42]

Rice flour would definitely work, as would any other starchy carbohydrate like potato or tapioca flour. You might need to adjust quantities, but starch is starch is starch. Coconut flour is not a starch, and therefore wouldn't work.

[@kathleen0619]

Definitely going to try this!

[@cindyroman5126]

Me too! Where have you been my whole quilting life? This is great, going to make this this weekend, THANK YOU

[@cynthiadugan858]

I’m hoping someone jumps into the comments with some info about whether or not cornstarch works. It’s a tricky thing working with wheat based products if you have celiac. I’m terrible about forgetting that I need to scrub my hands when they don’t necessarily feel dirty. Duct tape over my mouth till after I’ve washed my hands might do the trick😂

[@weedpatch8505]

@@cynthiadugan858 Maybe wear a good mask when mixing and spraying so you don’t inhale particles.

[@sew_i_did5257]

@@weedpatch8505 I have celiac as well. The point here is that even the finished spray made with wheat flour will add gluten to a sewing project, which could be medically disastrous for those of us who are extremely sensitive to gluten.

[@carieseibert9288]

Maybe add a splash of vinegar a natural anti mold agent.

[@Tupelo1957]

Do I specifically need to use potato-based vodka or will just cheap rot gut stuff work? 😂. I’m not a drinker so I’m clueless!

[@sheilakeating9089]

❤

[@mechellewinslow65]

How long can this be kept and used?

[@Chatterboxquilts]

I keep mine in tighty sealed jar and it lasts for months.

[@debbieforseth254]

Will the flour attract bugs/silver fish?

[@Chatterboxquilts]

I talk about this issue in the video.

[@catherinemclernon2550]

When I first made this was with the rubbing alcohol. Rather expensive and I found the smell too strong. So next time I used methylated spirits and added lavender oil. Much better than the rubbing alcohol. So the next

[@catherinemclernon2550]

I'm in Australia 🇦🇺

[@Teresa-L.2024]

@@catherinemclernon2550 I wouldn't use methylated spirits. It has poisons added to make it unconsumable. Better to use a cheap vodka.

[@dinglebat63]

1 cup, 2 cups, a spoonful of whatever. Huh? Thanks for catering to the USA audience only. I'm sure the rest of the world would appreciate the measurements being in 'ml' and 'mg' as well. Great video, although mostly useless.

[@Chatterboxquilts]

Actually, I'm Canadian and still measure in imperial. Most of my measuring spoons and cups have both metric and imperial on them so it's easy to use the appropriate measurement. You can always find conversions online if that is required.

[@sbpierce9987]

@@ChatterboxquiltsA US cup measures 240 ml, while an Imperial cup measures 250 ml.

[@DjastinFaiht]

So.. it’s easy enough that 1 Tablespoon is 1/16 of a cup. So all you need is half a teaspoon (even as Europeans we can handle those) of salt, 3 Tablespoons of flour, 16tablespoons of water times three (after you measured the first time, you’ll be able to tell how much it is in ml and just use that for the other two ’cups). It’s not like being off by a tablespoon ruins the whole thing. Don’t give up that easy. These days you can even go to chatGPT and let it do the math for you. That might open up a plethera of new things. Happy basting!

[@eepsers1]

She is very generous to share her expertise with us! There are multiple apps for your computer or phone that will do conversions easily for you.

[@NanaT2016]

Do you have to bugs being attracted to the flour ??? Can’t wait to try it !

[@Chatterboxquilts]

I haven't found this to be an issue but, as I mentioned in the video, I always recommend that you wash any quilts that you've added product to so washing the quilt would resolve that issue.

[@DeeDeeMaker]

Thank You!!

[@maggiehallinan1771]

Thanks!

[@Chatterboxquilts]

Thanks so much for your support! I really appreciate it and also thanks for watching! ❤️