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    Old 04-27-2014, 11:03 AM
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    Question glue and hand quilting

    I see much praise for gluing back etc to quilts . Does this work for hand quilting? I tried it once and found it made hand quilting torture. Was it what I did? I usually hand baste ..
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    Old 04-27-2014, 11:17 AM
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    I don't think glue basting works for hand quilting. However, I have seen some hand quilters say that they can quilt easily with spray basting. With spray basting I would use 505 and a very light touch (not too much basting spray). I would also probably hand baste the edges.
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    Old 04-27-2014, 12:03 PM
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    I am a hand quilter and I can't imagine trying to quilt through glue no matter how little you use. I would get tough and I'm sure it would gum up your needle.
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    I glue baste and machine quilt. I don't think it would work for hand quilting as the parts where the glue is are very hard to put a needle through by hand. I have to be careful in not getting glue on the edge of my binding or in the corners of my binding as it is very hard to sew there with a hand needle. I also have run into issues where I tie off and bury my thread ends from quilting. If it happens to stop on a glue spot trying to get the hand needle through to bury the tread is a challenge. I can't imagine running into that all over the quilt with hand quilting.
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    Old 04-27-2014, 03:35 PM
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    i can't imagine either, so i also hand baste. I use the Sharon Schamber method and I find that easy, quick, and relatively compact use of space.
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    Spray basting has caused me no trouble at all! But where I've needed glue? YUK! Very difficult to do! Really need a thimble. I would try it on a scrap layer of fabric first!
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