Thanks for the information. I'll have to give it a try.

When I use glue to baste a sandwich, I drizzle thin lines of glue onto the batting and then pat/smooth the fabric onto the batting....I don't have to worry about wrinkles on the fabric because I can see everything I am doing with it.....I do one entire side whether top or backing....and then do the other complete side.....easier than taping down the top, glue and then batting and still not knowing for sure there aren't wrinkles until done....just my way of making things easier for me.

I did too! So fast and easy! I found the clear Elmer's...beautiful results on my Blooming Nine!
Congrats to you (and me, too :) ) !

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I love glue...
It makes me a jolly good fellloowwwwwww!!! ♫ ♪

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I just bought a tube too. So will try it on next quilt.

Do you wait for the glue to dry before quilting? I would think that the dry glue would be stiff?? Some mentioned Elmer's School glue, others, mentioned glue sticks - are those elmer's School glue too?

I don't find the result stiff, but maybe others have differing experiences.

We don't have Elmer's school glue where I live, so I use washable glue sticks. The important, vital, absolutely essential thing is that the glue be washable, so that it washes out. If in doubt, do a sample.

I finally tried the glue yesterday while binding a table runner. It was so easy!!

great idea
 

I have used glue sticks for years in freezer paper applique. It washes out easily. Never tried it for borders, but it sounds great. Thanks for the tip. I'll let you know how it works out.

Dampen the seam - it releases the glue.

Has anyone tried the Clover wonder clips - love them. I like the glue, but love the wonder clips.

Easy seam ripping
 

On one side pick every 5th or 6th stitch with the ripper . Turn over and pull the top thread and voila the seam comes out.

I tried the glue to secure my intersections and it worked great. When I need to rip for some reason, I just tugged on it and it came right loose. I guess I didn't use to much. Washed out beautifully too.

Well that good news! Thanks for letting us know.

The clear Elmers School Glue is even better!

I press with my iron to dry. It's "flexibly stiff" but not board-stiff.

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Clover Wonder Clips....yes yes. I have my quilt sandwich all neat & tidy with clips all around the four sides. Here is what I did with my quilt sandwich (quilt top is 80x80).

Took pillows & bedspread off the bed. Layed my backing down (wrong side up). Got it all smooth & even on the bed after determining the center of the backing & placing a big safety pin to mark center (top & bottom)

Determined center of batting & placed 2 pins to mark center top & bottom. Lined up the center batting with the center backing. Started placing the Clover clips around. I would just fold over the excess backing to the top of the batting as I went around all sides placing the clips. Smooth down with your hands as you go around all sides to get rid of creases/wrinkles.

Find center of quilt top & place top & bottom pin to mark. Lay on top of batting & hand press all around evenly. As you walk around the bed, take out a clip & pick up the quilt top & reclip all layers. Now all three layers are secured by the clips. No raw edges hanging down because you have folded the bottom layers to the top of your quilt sides. Everything neat, smooth & secure.

I was so anxious to see how it would work...I did not spray baste my quilt as I went or used the Elmer's glue. Also, I did not know about the glue & spray until a couple of days ago.

I have put my sandwich on my hoop & started to quilt without having any basting done at all. The layers did not come undone & the clips are secure all around the quilt without even thinking of falling off. The quilt layers have not shifted when putting them on the hoop either.

I have done some quilting & now ready to move hoop to another section...dare I continue this process without doing some sort of basting?

When I plan to move the hoop to another section, I will place the hoop on the bed & gently move the hoop to another spot & smooth as I place the hoop back on. This is darn right scary, but I am willing to take the plunge.

I would never consider laying the quilt layers without those clips. They lay flat, are very secure & a pleasure to work with. Forget about the awful black office clips & get a couple of boxes of the Clovers. After clipping my quilt all around, I had 3 extra, so I immediately ordered another box. They also have a larger size clip, but I am very happy with the regular size.

I read where some quilters use the clips to hold fabric sections together, like triangles, strips, or squares, etc. to keep things organized. I see so many uses for these little lovlies...instead of grabbing a pin, think about a clip.

Anyway, I cannot say how easily these clips helped me layer everything so easily.

BUY SOME NOW!!!!


Determined the center of quilt top & layed

TUBE???? I've only seen the Elmers Washable Glue in BOTTLES.

I would be willing to bet that some type of generic washable glue is available anywhere they have school children. Brand name doesn't matter - I buy the Dollar Store brand myself - 2/$1.

Using glue stick
 

Does your needle gunk up at all when using the glue?? Just curious how this works
with glue.

Nope, no gunk and no need to keep track of the clips or pins. Just a nice easy way to hold things together.

I took the plunge Sunday it works great
Basted the ful quilt, but not the borders, never thought of that, but will be considering it next quilt.

I needed more School Glue, so I went looking at Walmart last Thursday. I found the bottle for 34 cents, and Elmer's glue was about 74 cents. Then I looked more closely at the bottles. The 34 cent bottle was made in China; Elmer's glue is made in the USA. Which would you choose? ? ? ?

USA of course! Every little bit helps!

wait to you try it sewing binding on. I got brave a month a go and glue basted a quilt. Other than an extra big spot of glue, the machine just had to work a little harder, it worked great! The next quilt I glue baste I will dilute the glue. That reminds me, I need another bottle.

I haven't tried this yet, but enjoy hearing about the experiences of others. Maybe I will try this on my next quilt.

I used Elmers School Glue recently on a small wall hanging and loved it. It held nicely while I did some basic quilting (I don't do fancy, yet) and it worked out quite well. I'll use it again because I don't like pinning and the fumes from the sprays are nasty.

Do you water the glue down? What kind of a bottle do you put this in to apply? Thanks for the help.

I have been using Elmer's glue so far, does anyone know if the glue you can get at the doller store is just as good?

At the risk of repeating myself, just make sure whatever glue you use is WASHABLE and you'll be fine. If in doubt, do a sample and make sure it washes out. Also, as the old ad used to say, "A little dab'll do you."

I would choose the SCHOOL glue which is washable. The other glue is NOT. Elmer can make that in the US if he wasn't too cheap to pay a living wage.

Wow, never heard of this but I'm sure going to try it too! That's what's so great about this forum, we learn from each other often if not everyday! Thanks for sharing! :thumbup:

To directly answer your question, some quilters dilute it, some don't. If it's slightly thick, a 3:1 (water:glue) ratio has been suggested.
Bottle: Straight from the bottle it comes in (unless you buy the gallon size, then you might wanna also buy the smaller bottle to refill).
Tips: The orange one that comes on it works fine, or you can find tips mentioned in the first link below.

There are recent threads on glue application- this one from Jan on the specifics of sandwiching with glue
and this one in the tutorials section on general application of, uses for, and types: http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutorials-f10/how-use-elmers-washable-school-glue-because-yall-asked-t217470.html

I haven't tried gluing my borders yet. I'm going to have to bite the bullet and give it a try.