Originally Posted by
Mitty
I don't mind it, except for the crawling around on the floor part. I don't want to spray baste because I don't like fumes and I worry about them being toxic or carcinogenic, and only doing it when I can have the windows open would be too limiting where I live. I've tried the white glue basting on smaller items, and liked it for a while, but in the end decided I preferred the pins just because it was less messy.
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If the Elmer's School Glue method was too messy, you were probably putting too much effort into spreading it. I don't spread the glue, at all. I just lightly drizzle it onto the batting, then smooth/pat the fabric onto the top of the batting. Any glue blobs are eliminated, with the smoothing and patting.