I used Elmer's glue for the first time last week - I will be using it from now on. I just put a tiny bit of warm water in the bottle, gave it a shake then hold it up quite high and drizzle it on in a zig zag motion - use very sparingly. I only used about a quarter of a bottle for the whole quilt (single size) and it held it so well. No shifting & no puckers on the back. Yay! If there was the odd small blob I just spread it a bit with a small piece of cardstock. (actually, it was a hexie template that I had used a few times) If you hold the bottle high enough it comes out in such a thin stream you don't have to spread it.