Thread: Elmer's Glue
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Old 09-24-2015, 10:51 AM
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Tartan
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Default Elmer's Glue

FYI-I picked up several bottles of this Elmer's clear washable glue really cheap at Walmart's back to school sale. I wanted to see if I could use it in a spray bottle to baste a small lap quilt. I diluted it 3/1 but it was still to thick for a fine spray so I decided to roll it on instead. I picked up a cheap tray and roller from the $1 store and rolled the diluted glue on the batting. I smoothed out the fabric and hung the quilt out on the line to dry.
When I brought it in there were some spots that showed through on my solids but the patterned fabric was fine. The glue made the fabric feel like it was heavily starched. I was a bit worried about the quilt being soft and cuddly after quilting.
The quilting went really well and I threw it in my washer with a bit of tide and did a 6 minute wash cycle and a few minutes in the dryer. It came out just lovely, soft and cuddly and I can no longer see the bleed through glue spots on the solids. This is what I used....
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