I did my first quilt with pins, pins and more pins and the second one with that spray baste (very smelly and sticky) then I read on here about the glue. I tried it on my next quilt and wow was it ever so easy. I am just about finished with my 5th quilt and Elmer's glue has really made the whole sandwiching thing something I kinda look forward to.....I get to take a trip back to my kindergarten days! LOL. Probably my biggest problem/fault is that I use too much. Kind of like if a little does okay then a whole lot does better! Each time I try to use less and the holding it about 12-15 inches above perpendicular is the best. It is easier to get nice thin lines or squigglies. I think I might have given up on quilting if I had to do the old-fashioned pin thing. I got stuck way too much with that first one.