Old 02-16-2014, 06:29 PM
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Gayle8675309
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Default BIG problem using Elmers Glue for basting!

I read about using Elmers Glue for basting quilts on this board. I tried it and was very happy with how the quilt held together while FMQing.

Well yesterday I basted another quilt with Elmers Glue, but when I went to check it today I saw that there were a lot of wrinkles on the backing. So I had to pull the backing off of the batting. What a NIGHTMARE. The backing fabric got wrecked, the batting ripped up and had holes all over it where it stuck to the backing.

I think this way of basting works if you don't get any wrinkles in your quilt, but repositioning after drying does NOT work well.

I just thought I'd post this warning. It's back to 505 spray for me.
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