I have been using Elmer's washable school glue to baste quilts for years. I tried the watered down brush thing but found it cumbersome and not necessary. I read somewhere that glue basting replaces pin basting, not spray basting so it doesn't have to be on every inch of the quilt. I have done as big as queen size. I don't understand why it doesn't work for some people. Maybe not smoothing it out enough? It is positionable for a while so I just keep smoothing out. I just don't have any problems with it. It has always washed out for me. I don't use it for bindings because I don't need to. I am pretty good at bindings.