Chris G

I'm interested in this post! Do you just use elmer's glue full strength? Has anyone tried diluting it and using it in a spray bottle?

Innov8R

I was fascinated by Reba'squilts discovery that Elmers comes in a gallon. If you have refillable containers, and can use the gallon, I found it at Walmart. It would cost under 13 cents per ounce purchased that way.https://www.walmart.com/search/?query=elmer

joe'smom

Where did you purchase the metal tip? I would love to get one, too.

Donna Bates

Tried it, love it for basting. Does anyone know how long the shelf life would be?

Kassaundra

I use elmer's glue all the time in sewing / quilting. To hold seams more accurately especially when fussy matching patterns or stripes, and to hold applique pieces and to hold seams when doing QAYG and sooooo much more, but I always use the stick glue so much less messy then the liquid.

Faintly Artistic

Thought I'd chime in on the shelf life and spray bottle question. My husband (former teacher) bought a gallon jug of washable glue several years ago for his Chemistry class. He quit teaching May of 2016 and I inherited his partial jug...still worked great. So, shelf life is several years at least (as long as you cap it and don't leave it in extreme heat most likely). Also, I have diluted it 50/50 (more or less) and tried it in a spray bottle, still came out in clumps, not a fine spray...so that one doesn't work. I saw a lady on Youtube who says she uses it in one of those metal pumps made for oil (to replace cooking spray) and gets a fine spray. I haven't been able to locate one locally, someday I will bite the bullet and buy from Amazon. I don't spray baste when hand quilting, makes the quilt hard to quilt through. I do use it for basting seams where I have a lot of points that I need to match up. Just remember to set it with the iron so it doesn't gum up your needle.

Jane Quilter

at on-line JA'shttp://www.joann.com/loew-cornell-empty-plastic-bottles-and-tips-14-pk/10903359.html#q=bottle%2Btips&start=3

madamekelly

I buy my Elmer's washable school glue by the gallon, and transfer it to a "picnic condiment bottle with a cap" to glue baste my quilts. Much easier than squeezing the bottles intended to dispense a little bit of glue that it comes in.

Onebyone

Keep the bottle turned upside down in a cup or holder. No more dried glue in the tip.

quiltedsunshine

Just want to clarify... we want the Elmer's Washable School Glue, not Elmer's Glue All.