I have read alot about glue basting here. But was wondering if any of you have glue basted when using the poly batting? What would hold better spray or the glue?
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Are you referring to putting the quilt sandwich together? I thought glue basting was used for applique -- e.g., glue basting the edges of an applique under prior to sewing, or glue basting the applique piece on the background (instead of pinning).
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I've only used basting spray to make the quilt sandwich.
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I use glue basting for a variety of things, applique, binding, piecing (matching up intersections)
I did try it on cotton batting on a small sample for sandwiching and was not at all pleased with the results. I don't think it would work well at all on poly batting, because you heat set it with an iron and the heat would flatten out the poly :wink: |
I was wondering if the glue dots would work on batting. I'm going to buy some an give it a try.
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I have never use either.
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I have also been looking into trying this, but have a different question in mind. Where do you get the special needle tip that you would need for the glue to make tiny dots.
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Originally Posted by brookemarie19
I have also been looking into trying this, but have a different question in mind. Where do you get the special needle tip that you would need for the glue to make tiny dots.
https://www.purpledaisiesllc.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=69]https://www.purpledaisiesllc.com/cgi...=action&key=69[/url] but they are a lot less expensive if you can find them at Michael's. At Michael's, I think they are in the acrylic paint section of the store. JoAnn Fabrics online might have them too; look for glue bottle. You can also Google: I have seen them sold on craft sites. You can also do what Sharon Schamber did at first -- unscrew the tip of a mechanical pencil and screw it onto the glue nozzle. I have never seen glue used for basting a quilt sandwich. I see no advantage to using it over spray basting. |
Thanks everyone. I guess when I read the thread before I must have misunderstood what the glue was used for.
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