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Old 12-26-2012, 09:00 PM
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Default Roxanne Baste it or Elmers

I've seen on the board a lot of people using elmers glue for various reasons. I've been using Roxanne baste it for my applique and I was planning on using it for binding. However, if Elmers is just as good I would rather use elmers as it is significantly cheaper...
What would you all recommend?
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Old 12-26-2012, 09:24 PM
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Elmers washable school glue works just fine. I've been using it for all my bindings.
Make sure you get the washable glue.
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I've never used Roxanne's. I use Elmer's Washable and have been very satisfied with it.
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Old 12-26-2012, 11:31 PM
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I've used both. I didn't really notice any appreciable difference between Roxanne's and Elmer's. Roxanne's does have the nice fine tip. I used Roxanne's the first time I glued a binding. It is nice to be able to precisely place that bead of glue, however, on a large quilt it is not that efficient. I would keep the Roxanne's for applique (if you already have it) and use Elmer's for the binding and basting.
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Old 12-27-2012, 05:53 AM
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I took an applique class and we used a combination of Elmer's glue and Elmer's washable glue stick. The instructor had a glue bottle with an extra fine metal tip. She just put the Elmer's in there for more control. Worked great.
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I have never used Roxanne's I use Elmers all the time. I bought a bottle with different tips at Joann's and it works just great!
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Great information.....
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Old 12-27-2012, 10:59 AM
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since you already have Roxannes - finish using it and then refill it with Elmers
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I have used Roxanne's glue but it is very expensive; the last time I looked, it was over $9.00 for a very small bottle. Elmer's school glue works just as fine. The suggestion by quiltstringz above is a great one!
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Excellent. Save money on glue = buy more fabric.
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