rj.neihart

I use the Elmers School Glue all the time, especially for my binding. I then iron it on, lightly. then I hand stitch the binding, and eventually wash the quilt. It all washes out in the end.

Loriew

Does anyone have the address that showed using Elmers, I thought I saved it.

coopah

Yes. It was called "mucilage." My Dad loved to use that stuff.

IBQLTN

After reading all the posts about this glue I decided to try another application. I recently made several of Joan Hawley's Runabout purses and I used the glue to hold the handles in place so that I could get them right on the outside edge butting against the seam and not have to pin through several layers of fabric and batting. Worked like a charm!

maviskw

Now that you mention it, I remember the rubber top with the slit in it. Just shows how old we are. LOL

Donna in Mo

I used the Elmer's spray and then found out it is waterproof! So don't use it! I was really upset since the quilt was for my new gr-grandson. But I gave it to them anyway. I saw it the other day, and after it was washed it was ok, just a little stiff.

leighway

Jingle, I too always either pin or sew basted my quilts and it was my least favorite part of quilting. I finally spread a large quilt over a table and spray basted it, following it with Pinmoors...you can look them up. I found out about them on this board. I then proceeded to freemotion quilt on my sewing machine...nothing budged!!! I'll NEVER pin or sew baste again...and I think the spray basting is faster than the gluing.

leighway

Spray baste...it will knock your socks off! Easy and effective. BTW..I just pieced a real pain in the neck quilt with lots of seams meeting. I used the school glue instead of pins on the seams. My accuracy rate shot through the ceiling. Love the school glue for piecing and the spray basting for basting.

rebeljane

I am in the process of quilting a quilt after basting with Elmers glue. So far so good.

maviskw

I'm giving a demo on using glue at out next meeting. I bought a bottle of Roxanne's GLUE-BASTE IT. The small bottle costs $4.50, and the larger bottle (4 times as much) costs $9.00. The larger bottle comes with two long metal applicators so you can get a nice thin line of glue, a cap for them, and a spout "cleaner outer". Of course if the spout needs much cleaning, whatever is in it can be washed out. I expect when that bottle is gone I will fill it with Elmer's School Glue.

I tried it on several projects to prepare for my demo. Last Saturday at 4:00 I pulled a comfort quilt top (40X60 for the hospital comfort cart) out of the closet, and laid it on the bed. I put the back down and smoothed the batt on. I folded the batt back half way and put drops of glue every six inches or so and smoothed it back. Then I did the other half. The top was done in the same manner, but I used the iron to start the drying process. The bed is soft, so I just held the iron over the spots for a few seconds. I left the quilt set while I prepared the binding. Then I sewed the binding on, and did some machine quilting. NO PINS! I was almost finished with the quilt before supper. I left the binding closing and one corner to do at the demo.

This is so much fun.