Whole quilt basted with Elmer's school glue
#42
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Delaware County, SW of Phila.
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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!
#43
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Lumby, British Columbia
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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?
#44
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!
#45
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Pikesville, MD
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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!
#46
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Texas, USA
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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?
I've only tried this, with Warm & White batting. Has anyone tried it, with the higher loft poly batting?
#48
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.
#49
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: East Tennessee
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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?
I've only tried this, with Warm & White batting. Has anyone tried it, with the higher loft poly batting?
#50
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Texas, USA
Posts: 5,896
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.
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