I just wanted to thank the person who posted about using a glue stick to get your seams to match up perfectly. I tried doing this this week and it worked perfectly!!! I was so pleased with the results. It didn't make it any harder for my machine to stitch my pieces and for once my seams are actually lining up like I want them to. I gotta say- this has been a real struggle for me. I've been using it to make a simple Big Stylish Block Quilt and I'll post pics as soon as I am finished piecing the top. I've been wanting for so long to make a quilt with the Star type blocks but have been discouraged because I couldn't even get my straight seams to line up, let alone points, but now that I learned about this I'm gonna try one of the stars asap. So- to wind it up- Thank you Debbieumphress! You've changed my quilting life for the better.

i use them too, fons and porter has a small pointed one out, my friend got it from joanns, with a coupon of course.
she got it home, and had to take it back, it was dried out! but she does love it!
i use the school ones..kinda messy, but i really like it for string quilts,eliminates the need to press every seam down..

Glad people share thier ideas here! they have helped me many times with thier wisdom,tips and tricks!

I used the generic school type. OK- I admit it! I stole my daughter's out of her pencil box.. LOL, I'm not all bad though, cuz I went to Walmart and bought 2 three packs of them and gave her a new stick to make up for it. The other 5 are in my sewing notions drawer.

I just read the idea about using glue sticks for seams...wonderful idea!! I will be trying that on my next quilt.

I do have a question. Is there any issue when washing the quilt when using a glue stick on the seams?

Love those glue sticks I also use them instead of spray to sandwich runners, wallhangings, and other small items!

Can someone post a link to the thread about the glue sticks?
I did a search, but didn't see one by Debbieumphress.

I need all the help I can get.

Thank you!

Store the extra glue sticks in a sealed plastic so they won't dry out.

That's why I love this place! All the shared ideas!

Livenlearn,

Do a search for favorite gadget or notion. You will find it! If I knew how to,I would insert the link.

Good luck,
Quilter711

Worth repeating. Trust me.

I use the sticks for applique. Never had any issues. I use Clover Fork Pins for matching seams.

look for water soluable glue sticks..i use "school glue" sticks.
they wash out.
i use washable liquid glue to do the binding..i bought a special tiny tip at Joanns for this. this leaved the binding in place,without using pins or clips , until i sew it..i know it is an extra step..but i like to do it this way. it holds the mitred corners nicely!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

I'm having trouble visualizing how this works - sounds like a great idea. Do you glue your seams instead of pinning?