To Glue or not to Glue????
08-23-2013, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by chezza_79
I really need to try the glue! So if you are using glue for quilt basting, how would you do it? Esp if its a larger quilt? Just squeeze it on inbetween the layers? Or spread it out?
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08-24-2013, 03:07 AM
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I tried using the washable glue for loading on the batting and quilt top on top of the backing (which is pinned to the leaders). I add a little bit of water to the bottle and do a very thin bead of glue across the top edges. Then I start quilting once the glue is dry. I have not looked back since then. It is a great time saver and more accurate.
08-24-2013, 03:34 AM
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Originally Posted by quilttiger
I tried using the washable glue for loading on the batting and quilt top on top of the backing (which is pinned to the leaders). I add a little bit of water to the bottle and do a very thin bead of glue across the top edges. Then I start quilting once the glue is dry. I have not looked back since then. It is a great time saver and more accurate.
Are you talking about "loading" on a L/A? If so, no more accurate than pinning.....
08-24-2013, 04:54 AM
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Glue ingredients
Originally Posted by QuiltnNan
keep in mind that the glue used is made with starch, so not unusual to use on a quilt. but each to his/her own 
08-24-2013, 05:08 AM
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I just started using glue ---LOVE IT!!!! I use it when binding and when piecing.. Keeps my seams so much straighter --my work looks more precision like--- I use liquid and the sticks. Found the tips for the liquid on line --- they only disperse a teeny drop at a time -- but you do have to iron it dry. Will never pin pieces again.
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Last edited by Pete; 08-24-2013 at 05:11 AM.
08-24-2013, 05:20 AM
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Originally Posted by mckwilter
As long as the glue is labeled "Washable", it is fine to use in a quilt. The first time you wash it, it will be gone. I, too, am a glue stick kind of gal, as I tend to end up with glue all over my hands and anything else in the general vicinity when I use the bottled kind. But I figure that's just one of those choices we are lucky enough to have to make, like spray starch, sizing, or Best Press.
Save your money and buy at WalMart, the discount store or wherever it's on sale. $1.99 sounds awful high to me, as I just bought a package of 6 Elmer's glue sticks for 99 cents. The package had clear gel and purple glue sticks in it. I use it for applique and for securing things like velcro before I stitch it.
Save your money and buy at WalMart, the discount store or wherever it's on sale. $1.99 sounds awful high to me, as I just bought a package of 6 Elmer's glue sticks for 99 cents. The package had clear gel and purple glue sticks in it. I use it for applique and for securing things like velcro before I stitch it.
08-24-2013, 05:47 AM
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I LOVE WASHABLE GLUE! I use it for bindings and basting layers together. It is cheap, easy to use, easy to clean up and versatile. Since trying it the first time, I have never looked back. I stock up at back-to-school time!
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