Originally Posted by
JudyTheSewer
I want to emphasize that I have always read to use Elmer's SCHOOL glue rather than the regular Elmer's glue. The school glue is made differently (made with starch) and does wash out completely. I have a Bernina 440QE and this gluing technique has not caused any problems at all with my machine. (I wanted to clarify this since some of the posts have not spelled out both words (Elmer's School) but I am assuming that is what is meant. Please let me know if I am wrong!)
Yes, be sure it's the WASHABLE SCHOOL GLUE. I just finished a baby quilt using the binding UTube video, and unknowingly I started out using the regular Elmer's. Luckily, I noticed early on, that it felt differently...too sticky and stiff. So I checked the bottle and realized my mistake. As soon as I changed to the school glue it worked beautifully, and the binding turned out the best ever...straight and even. This was the second time I've used it for binding and never want to go back the the clipping or pinning method.
I would like to know how you used it to sew your block seams together? Did you just glue the two blocks first and then sew?