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Tashana - How did it come out. Was it awful, or awesome, or just OK?

dcamarote

I have used the Elmer's glue for about a year now. I use it to put my binding in place, no pins! It is much easier to deal with. I just love using it. But, I do hit it with a hot iron, as recommended, and that helps to keep it in place better. Great stuff!

My time

Never heard nor have I ever tried this. It sounds great. I sure hope you post the finished result. Elmer's glue is really cheap right now because of the back to school sales. Look forward to seeing your finished quilt. Will you wash it when completed?

Tashana

I have quilted about 1/3 of the quilt and I have mixed feelings. The glue is holding up great, no issues whatsoever. But, there is always but in there somewhere, I think that I did not stretch my backing enough. I do not have any puckers (yet) but it is still early. I am not giving up. I will finish this quilt and then try to do it better next time. I read that many of you have done this successfully so there is still hope. I have to remember to stretch the backing better next time. I will post back when I am done, with pictures of course. Stay glued!

carol45

I tried this recently on a baby quilt. There were a few puckers when I finished sandwiching, so I took the steam iron to the back and smoothed them out from the middle. It worked like a charm, and it is now as smooth as a baby's bottom! I think I love this technique.

Neesie

After reading about this, on the QB, I've also been using the Elmer's School Glue, for basting. I took the advice of laying out the batting first, then smoothing the fabric, on top of that. The batting doesn't shift, as fabric would. Also as suggested, I then fold back half of the fabric (at a time), drizzle the glue onto the batting (lots of thin lines/swirls), then fold the fabric back and pat it into place. If I use the iron, I hold it to the fabric, for a few seconds, then move on. I don't actually "press" it, just lightly hold the iron to the fabric. This seems to work better (for me, anyway) than pressing.
I've only tried this, with Warm & White batting. Has anyone tried it, with the higher loft poly batting?

SewExtremeSeams

Keep going Tashana, you'll get there. [your little person in your avatar makes me smile a lot].

pollyjvan9

I tried basting with Elmers washable glue only once and it spotted the white border. What do you suppose I did wrong. Oh, and it didn't wash out the spots. May give it another try. will keep watch.

AshleyR

Neesie, I had some "cheap" poly batting that I bought off a roll. No idea what brand or anything. I tried it on a quilt that I worked on, and it just wouldn't stick to that quilt top. I couldn't get anything to stick to it!! I assumed it was because it was polyester batting. I used some scrap batting and tried gluing it to another top for trapunto and it worked fine! I probably used too much and it got very stiff, but since I'm not quilting that part, it is ok. When I sprayed it with water to get markings off, it softened up a lot. I'm assuming that it lost the bond too.

Neesie

I've had to wet a glued area, to smooth it out, and was able to just touch it with the iron again, to re-bond it. Wonder why nothing would stick to that quilt top. Odd! Had you used any starch on it? Could that have been the culprit?