Originally Posted by
sschick
Hi All, I found the old thread on spray basting with Elmer's glue and read through it. It didn't really have any of the answers to a couple of questions I have so I thought I would revisit this.
1. How do you keep it from coming out of the spray bottle in a stream? When I tried at test block after making the mixture (50% glue, %50 H2O and a few drops of dish soap) and had the nozzle on spray, it came out in a stream.
2. Should I add isopropyl alcohol or more water to make it thinner?
3. Do you heat set after spraying? I am doing a very large quilt and don't want it to take days just to baste it. I am also using polyester batting so I know I need a cool iron.
Thanks,
Shari
Hi Shari,
For what it's worth, I don't spray my Elmer's Glue but brush it on with a basting brush. Yes, you can thin it 50/50 with water. Perhaps someone else could tell you if using alcohol to thin it might also make it dry faster. And yes, I know others do iron it to heat dry, though I don't do that. I find if I let it sit spread out on our tile floor 24 hours on one side, then flip it and dry the other side approximately another 24 hours, it's good to go. One thing I would suggest is that you brush -- or spray -- lightly. It will stick better than you may think, once it's dry. I found I could brush a few areas, about the distance apart that one would pin baste, and it works fine. This is my favorite way of basting and I have had nary a pucker or wrinkle in a quilt since I began using this method.