Originally Posted by
carol45
I have never found Elmer's washable school glue to gum up a needle--even if it's still a bit wet. And I use it for : basting, binding, curved edges (actually I prefer Elmer's washable glue stick for that), lining up seams, etc., etc.
I have used Elmer's when sewing small snowball squares on blocks. It holds the small snowball square better than pinning which always seems to go wonkly for me. Just a couple of dots on the portion that is cut off after sewing.