Diamond Crosshatching on home machine
07-09-2020, 07:53 AM
#21
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This Free Fuse powder -- can it be used on poly batting?
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 07-09-2020 at 04:27 PM.
07-12-2020, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by BonnieJP
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.
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.
Love this idea of using a carpenter's roller bottle!
~ C
07-12-2020, 04:47 PM
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Using a walking foot and the attachment to line up the distance between each line makes it pretty simple and you don’t have to draw lines or use tape. The attachment you put on the walking foot came with it.
07-13-2020, 02:56 AM
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I have trouble with painters tape shifting as I stitch, so I now draw a line with a water-soluble pen or chalk, beginning at one side and continuing to the other. I pin baste - don't like spray glue. Contrary to all advice, I usually don't start in the middle and find it all works out pretty flat if I just continue parallel to that initial line. I hold the quilt lightly so as not to stretch any bias.
You might also try doing an initial basting up and down (perhaps along any sashing) with wash-away thread just to make sure the quilt doesn't shift.
You might also try doing an initial basting up and down (perhaps along any sashing) with wash-away thread just to make sure the quilt doesn't shift.
