So - with the little mini roller you don't have to iron - you have spread it out into a thin layer of glue. It really works very well.

You wait until the glue dries before you quilt. If I'm in a hurry then I'll iron the area that I've glued. If not then I'll just go do something else until it dries, usually a couple of hours or so. It is also something that I'll do at night and then its ready in the morning. I do my quilt in sections on a medium sized table so I wait until the section is pretty much dried before moving on to the next. I do use an iron when I'm glueing a binding because it takes a bit for the binding to stay in place and I don't want to hold it until it is tacky enough.

I find this topic quite interesting...I can see how basting with glue would work on a small wall hanging or a baby quilt...but how do you manage a large quilt? I have several quilts to baste and this seems to be a quick and easy way to do it without the pins. Thanks for your tips and advice

I am so sold on glue basting, I will never do anything else. I have used it on poly batting and it works great. It was a queen size and it was wonderful. No fumes, no overspray, no shifting.
We do need to have stock in Elmer's,lol.

I have a mini foam roller - going to try it tonight on my granddaughter's quilt that's ready to sandwiched. Thanks for the great tip!

Fantastic idea! Thanks for sharing!

What a great idea and before we know it someone else will come up with another great idea.

What a great idea - thanks

I'm another grateful member for all the hints the members of QB share to make our quilting lives so much easier, thank you!

Did you spray the glue on or paint it it on or just dribble it onto the polyester batting?

Any one have concerns about washing the finished quilt? I was wondering if all that glue is harmful to the washing machine. I have a front loader.

Since I cannot live without using Elmers Glue, this is a wonderful tip. Thanx so much from one gluey gooey to another Wonder why it took us so long to figure it out. Great tip

Great idea, I can't wait to try it. Especially since I am still bending over and hand basting. No wonder we have sore backs..............

WOW, what great ideas. I've never glue basted. For sure I'll start trying these ideas and find what I like best. No more tedious basting?