Use spray blocking when your piece needs only a little bit of help to shape up or when you don't want to take the time to wet block. Here's how to spray block:
- Prepare a blocking surface that's suitable for pinning down your design. You need a flat, padded surface that's large enough to accommodate your design when you stretch it to its finished measurements. (The surface must be padded so you can pin your piece down.) A bed, the floor, a large piece of sturdy cardboard covered in plastic wrap, an ironing board, or a mesh drying rack all work fine as a padded surface.
- Lay out your design on the blocking surface, stretching it to the correct measurements; with rustproof pins, pin it in place along the edges every few inches to make sure it stays put.
- Grab a clean spray bottle filled with lukewarm water and spray the design evenly to a uniform dampness.
- Gently smooth the fabric with your hands to even it out, shaping any three-dimensional stitches as needed.
- Allow the design to dry completely before removing it from the blocking surface.