I use glue for applique and difficult spots. I use Elmers school glue sticks, the purple ones a lot. I also love Roxannes glue baste it. These are the best glues I have ever used.The Roxannes seems a little pricey but it lasts forever. I just finished a wall hanging last night that I want to show off at guild tonight. I glues the binding to the back until I have time to sew it down. A thin line of Roxannes and an iron and it was in place in no time. No pins to stick me.