DonnaC |
07-29-2013 07:37 PM |
Tried the Elmer's School Glue basting for my quilt sandwich today!
And all I can say is..... AWESOME! I loved, loved not having all those pins in my way.
I actually tried two different things. I attached the backing to the batting using a spray bottle with a 1/2 water and 1/2 glue mixture. Perhaps it was the bottle I was using, but it seemed that a bit too much of the mixture was spraying, and it got a little bit "gloppy", if you know what I mean. The backing seemed a bit too wet, even after I ironed it. When I rubbed my hand over the back, I could feel a "drag" from the glue and it was a bit sticky..
To attach the front of the quilt to the batting, I simply used a tiny squiggle stream of glue, right out of the bottle. That worked great! It was not gloppy at all and once I ironed it, the glue dried and I couldn't even feel it.
On this quilt, I used a simple stitch in the ditch, and everything held together beautifully; I had no tucks or pleats on the backing at all. I can't wait to try it on a quilt with free-motion quilting to see if that works too!
So if anyone is still on the fence - try it. You can get the glue dirt-cheap right now in back-to-school sales!
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