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03-31-2025, 09:27 AM
#11
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Tried Glue on king quilt
I’m still a beginner, but I wanted to share that I tried to glue the batting to flannel backing for a king quilt. I ended up with way too many bumps and ripples. I have just torn the batting apart from the flannel. Since the front is already quilted with 42 15” blocks, I am going to take it apart. What suggestions do you have for creating something useful with the front?
03-31-2025, 11:31 AM
#12
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Hello friend, and welcome to the list! 
Are you saying you glued the flannel and batting together in preparation for quilting (sewing) through all three layers in order to join them? Some people use Elmer's Washable School Glue to glue all three layers together before quilting. It sounds like the front of the quilt is pieced. Have you sewn the quilt top to another layer, either of batting or of backing fabric? If you've used 505 spray, you should be able to reposition the layers so you wouldn't have to tear out anything. Perhaps it would help you to watch several YouTube videos on glue basting with Elmer's. Please don't be discouraged -- we can work through this with you!
Are you saying you glued the flannel and batting together in preparation for quilting (sewing) through all three layers in order to join them? Some people use Elmer's Washable School Glue to glue all three layers together before quilting. It sounds like the front of the quilt is pieced. Have you sewn the quilt top to another layer, either of batting or of backing fabric? If you've used 505 spray, you should be able to reposition the layers so you wouldn't have to tear out anything. Perhaps it would help you to watch several YouTube videos on glue basting with Elmer's. Please don't be discouraged -- we can work through this with you!
03-31-2025, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by [email protected]
I’m still a beginner, but I wanted to share that I tried to glue the batting to flannel backing for a king quilt. I ended up with way too many bumps and ripples. I have just torn the batting apart from the flannel. Since the front is already quilted with 42 15” blocks, I am going to take it apart. What suggestions do you have for creating something useful with the front?
04-01-2025, 10:18 AM
#14
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I use the Elmers washable school glue - so I didn't know if your observation was for that or 505. I can smooth out with using the glue. I do push from the center out. My method is just a thin drizzle from the bottle onto the batting in a random grid approximating where I would put pins. I don't thin it out, roll it on every inch, etc. I think of it as replacing pin basting not spray basting. I have gone as big as queen size with no issues.
04-05-2025, 08:37 AM
#15
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Glue
Thanks for feedback. I followed a YouTube video, gluing back and batting together after making sure that they were bigger than the front. I wanted to make a King quilt, and it was difficult to handle when I folded it into quarters. My biggest table is 6’ by 4’, so it isn’t even big enough to handle 1/4 of the quilt. I still tried to glue by quarters, and there was too much heaviness in the flannel and batting to reposition before the glue dried. I don’t love the front as much as I thought I would, but I’ve learned a very important lesson, which is to take on smaller projects!
