I love glue basting and use it whenever I am not using my Hobbs 80/20 fusible batting. It is great with fleece backing. I use a washable glue stick and draw lines on the backing, about 3 inches apart. I then smooth the quilt top over the backing, section by section, and let it adhere. When I'm sewing, pinning is still my reflex action, but I do use my glue stick for seam matching, and enjoy finding new ways to use it. You don't need more than a dab. It's delightfully stress-free.

Did it fall off or did you pull off. If it was the later then you could still quilt.

give it a try on a practice sandwich or placemat....iron dry and then try quilting it....then give it a wash.....I can just about guarantee that you won't use pins anymore

I won't go back to my old way of basting with needle & thread or with pins. It was wonderful applying the glue (full strength) to the back of the quilt top, laying the batting over it and drizzling over the batting to apply the backing. I smoothed it over and flipped the quilt to smooth the front. Left it to completely dry overnight, and quilted it the next day. What a joy it was to sew over and not a single tuck in my quilting. I'm definitely a believer in this method. Came right out when I washed the finished quilt after binding it -- my granddaughter is going to love this quilt...twin bed sized.

My sentiments exactly Buckeye rose. Nammie, I felt the same way until I tried it on a set of placemats. Made 4 more sets for gifts. You got to love that stuff!!!

[ATTACH=CONFIG]417031[/ATTACH]I have recently basted a quilt using Elmers glue.....I had read where some of you had used a paint brush the spongey type the thought crossed my mind to try a pastry brush from my kitchen draw.....I placed the glue in the container with a small amount of water shook it up and applied lightly over half the quilt.....this worked fantastic.....I did half a quilt at a time I lightly iron over each outer side after applying........