Originally Posted by
patricej
washable school glue is a good alternative to spray basting or pin basting.
just make sure you don't lay down big blobs of the glue.
a friend of mine made that mistake and broke a machine needle when it hit the hardened blob.
Your friend must have really loaded the glue on. I've done more than 300 quilts using the Elmer's washable school glue to baste and have never had even one pucker or even one broken needle.