I baste with Elmers School glue and it's great! Washes right out. Actually, I've used other brands of school glue with equally good results (a 4 ounce bottle of white SCHOOL glue at WalMart is 34 cents--enough to do two lap or baby quilts, maybe more). The key is to be certain the bottle is labeled SCHOOL GLUE and is stated to be washable--that means it will wash out. You can let it dry naturally, or heat dry it with a dry iron if you want faster results. I've been very pleased with it and now glue baste my quilts in sections on my laundry room folding counter. Certainly speeds up the process of getting my quilts to the machine for quilting.