Thanks for your clear instructions. I am working on 12 place mats for my daughter for Christmas and used glue for the first time to baste those. I wondered how it would work for a larger project and now I know! The only problem I have is that I self-bind (pull the backing over to the front, fold down, decorative stitch to secure) and had some places where the glue holding the batting to the backing was a bit hard to work around. The fabric was also a bit stiff in places as I pulled the backing over.

I've been spray basting for quite a while and have about ruined the spare bedroom I used. I've been spraying basting on top of a double bed, but the overspray has made a mess. I'll try the glue on my next larger project, but will use it for sure on small ones.

I have glue basted a lot of smaller projects & wall hangings. I have always used my iron to smooth & dry at the same time. I love being able to use Elmer's- so easy & cheap!

I mix plain water and Elmer's glue 50/50 in a squirt bottle, and use it as a basting spray. If I set it to where it makes a fine mist, there are no glue blobs. There seems to be plenty of glue to hold the fabric and batting in place, but it doesn't give me any trouble when I do the quilting.

I should mention that I haven't tried this for an actual bed-size quilt, but so far it works like a dream for doll quilts and wall hangings. I imagine it would work fine for larger quilts as well, though. :)

I am going to try this method. The others did not work for me.

I am going to try this, I have used the spray and had good results but more expensive. This sounds great. Thanks for the Tut it was great.

I've used Elmer's for piecing and binding, so my next step is to use it for basting. This is a great little tutorial. Now to get my hands on a ping-pong table! I love the idea of diluting and spraying the glue.

I use my finger to lightly spread out the glue gobs. A little messy but it works great!! :-)

I have used the school glue when sewing blocks together and on binding. Beats being stuck with pins.

For globs or any big "dots", take a moment and smooth them out with your finger. I am able to hand-quilt using the Elmer's School Glue method!!

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