I haven't tried this yet but I bought the glue. I like the idea of thinning it down in a dish and using a paint brush to apply. I'm going to try it on something I'm not using the Hobbs fusible on. I love the fusible because the quilt can get mushed up in your machine and still not have any puckers on the back. Maybe you can try some of that and save yourself the trouble of gluing.