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Chris G 06-06-2017 05:29 AM

I'm interested in this post! Do you just use elmer's glue full strength? Has anyone tried diluting it and using it in a spray bottle?

Innov8R 06-06-2017 05:57 AM

I was fascinated by Reba'squilts discovery that Elmers comes in a gallon. If you have refillable containers, and can use the gallon, I found it at Walmart. It would cost under 13 cents per ounce purchased that way.https://www.walmart.com/search/?query=elmer

joe'smom 06-06-2017 07:44 AM


Originally Posted by Jane Quilter (Post 7838221)
I have trouble keeping the glue baste it needle clear of hardened glue. I've switched and bought a separate metal tip for my bottle like the one Sharon Schamber uses. No issues now. I love glue basting, especially seams when I am having trouble matching points or seams.

Where did you purchase the metal tip? I would love to get one, too.

Donna Bates 06-06-2017 07:52 AM

Tried it, love it for basting. Does anyone know how long the shelf life would be?

Kassaundra 06-06-2017 07:56 AM

I use elmer's glue all the time in sewing / quilting. To hold seams more accurately especially when fussy matching patterns or stripes, and to hold applique pieces and to hold seams when doing QAYG and sooooo much more, but I always use the stick glue so much less messy then the liquid.

Faintly Artistic 06-06-2017 08:10 AM

Shelf Life and spray bottle question.
 
Thought I'd chime in on the shelf life and spray bottle question. My husband (former teacher) bought a gallon jug of washable glue several years ago for his Chemistry class. He quit teaching May of 2016 and I inherited his partial jug...still worked great. So, shelf life is several years at least (as long as you cap it and don't leave it in extreme heat most likely). Also, I have diluted it 50/50 (more or less) and tried it in a spray bottle, still came out in clumps, not a fine spray...so that one doesn't work. I saw a lady on Youtube who says she uses it in one of those metal pumps made for oil (to replace cooking spray) and gets a fine spray. I haven't been able to locate one locally, someday I will bite the bullet and buy from Amazon. I don't spray baste when hand quilting, makes the quilt hard to quilt through. I do use it for basting seams where I have a lot of points that I need to match up. Just remember to set it with the iron so it doesn't gum up your needle.

Jane Quilter 06-06-2017 08:48 AM


Originally Posted by joe'smom (Post 7838400)
Where did you purchase the metal tip? I would love to get one, too.

at on-line JA'shttp://www.joann.com/loew-cornell-empty-plastic-bottles-and-tips-14-pk/10903359.html#q=bottle%2Btips&start=3

madamekelly 06-06-2017 08:56 AM


Originally Posted by joe'smom (Post 7837876)
Thanks so much for sharing this tip. It hadn't occurred to me to refill the glue baste-it with Elmer's.

I buy my Elmer's washable school glue by the gallon, and transfer it to a "picnic condiment bottle with a cap" to glue baste my quilts. Much easier than squeezing the bottles intended to dispense a little bit of glue that it comes in.

Onebyone 06-06-2017 11:30 AM

Keep the bottle turned upside down in a cup or holder. No more dried glue in the tip.

quiltedsunshine 06-06-2017 02:49 PM

Just want to clarify... we want the Elmer's Washable School Glue, not Elmer's Glue All.


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