Can you help me fix a goofed up glue baste.
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Have not quilted in quite a while and glue basted a top and bottom but once I flipped the quilt after putting on the backing the top has ripples in it and now it is firmly attached. How do I remove it and try again. Any suggestions!! I use elmers school glue and never had a problem but this quilt is a little larger than I usually make.
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Mist the fabric with warm water and wait a bit for the glue to soften and release the fabric.....in the future, make sure that when you are glue basting, that the glue is completely dry before moving the quilt....for me, airdrying can take up to an hour or more....also make sure you are spreading the glue onto the batting first and then smoothing the fabric onto the batting so you can see if there are any problem areas that need attention.....good luck!
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What Buckeye Rose explained. If the ripple is just in one corner you can just
mist that part to the point where you can remove the ripple. You probably
don't have to add any glue it will just stick back.
When I glue baste I use bull dog clips to secure my batting to the table...keeps
everything smooth.
mist that part to the point where you can remove the ripple. You probably
don't have to add any glue it will just stick back.
When I glue baste I use bull dog clips to secure my batting to the table...keeps
everything smooth.
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Mist the fabric with warm water and wait a bit for the glue to soften and release the fabric.....in the future, make sure that when you are glue basting, that the glue is completely dry before moving the quilt....for me, airdrying can take up to an hour or more....also make sure you are spreading the glue onto the batting first and then smoothing the fabric onto the batting so you can see if there are any problem areas that need attention.....good luck!
I will try this tomorrow.
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I tossed a whole glue basted quilt in the washer, filled it with water, let is sit and then washed on handwashing cycle. The top, backing, and batting came out like new. I let all air dry and then pressed. I didn't like the backing choice after I basted it.
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Lesson learned, I did not need that much GLUE!! I will press out the top and try and salvage the batting.
Thanks to all of you for your help!!
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