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Old 04-20-2013, 08:32 AM
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Ranchwife
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I'm a teacher and I've learned that with glue, a little bit of glue goes a looooooong way and you don't need much to make things stick. I teach my kids not to ever drizzle glue - that is flat way too much. To get a very thin line of glue, open the gap all the way (so you can easily squeeze the tube), touch the glue tip to the fabric at a little less than a 90 degree angle, and gently squeeze the tube to make a VERY thin line of glue. Keeping the tip of the glue to the fabric prevents using too much glue and keeps away clumping. I have 30 squares to glue baste today so I can quilt them. I used 1 tube of glue on the remaining 90 square. If would have used 2 tubes of glue on those 90 squares if I would have drizzled the glue. My mom felt the glued squares that were quilted and she said she couldn't feel the glue at all. Just remember to keep the glue tip on the fabric and make a very thin line of glue!
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