Originally Posted by
skypony
WOW that is beautiful. I'm afraid to try glue basting. What if I try to move it and it's just stuck there? However, what a wonderful job you did for your daughter.
I have never had to move the fabric once it is glued. I make the sandwich on the floor, roll up the qulit and transfer it to a table so that the backing is up. I then unroll about a 3 foot wide section and pull the backing off the batting. I drizzle glue on the backing in leaving about 8 inches between glue trails. I then drizzle glue perpendicular to the original lines. Any globs I spread out with my finger. From there, I pull the backing back up and spread the fabric taut by rubbingit from the center to the edges. Once that is done, I use a hot iron on the dry setting (steam will not set the glue) to setthe glue. I then move to the next section. Once the backing is on, I re-roll the quilt and repeat gluing down the front. I've never had a pucker, bunching, or moving fabric problem since using glue. If I run into a section where I didn't spread out the glue, a drop of water on the fabric softens the glue. This is my 4th glue basted quilt that I've hand quilted and have had nothing but excellent results. It is a little scary at first, but so worth it because the fabric doesn't move which causes puckers.