In response to the questions about using the carpenter's glue roller bottle for glue basting -
1. I wash the roller thoroughly with warm water immediately after using it to glue. The roller can be easily popped out and I just rub it down with my fingers under warm water to remove the glue and any accumulated fuzz/threads.
2. The roller is a made from a hard rubber. As long as you clean the glue after every use, the bottle and roller should last for years. There really is nothing to wear out.
3. I do not dilute the glue. I Gently squeeze the glue bottle to feed a small amount of glue onto the roller then roll on the batting in an X pattern which spreads the glue so there are no glue blobs that would leave stiff spots on the quilt.
This is the easiest way I have found to glue baste my quilts. I buy Elmer's school glue by the gallon for about $15. I can baste a lot of quilts from just one gallon.
Hope these tips help other quilters.
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 07-07-2020 at 03:54 AM.
Reason: shouting/all caps