Gluing is GREAT!
#52
When gluing your quilt sandwich together I think it is best to experiment with what method works for you.
Gluing works for me because my hands are becoming more arthritic and cannot handle the pinning of a quilt sandwich.
#54
During my learning curve trials I put a little too much glue on the binding and had a hard time pushing my hand needle through. That problem was easily solved by wetting the area, letting it dry and re gluing. The key here is the fact that this glue is washable so it disappears when whetted.
#55
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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I've been trying out washable glue-stick basting for the last few weeks and am really happy with my experiments.
While I usually use fusible batting (Hobbs 80/20), I wanted to use fleece as a backing on a quilt, without batting. The glue stick, used in quick lines about 4" apart, turned out perfectly.
Now I am in the middle of making a snowball quilt, and have to sew on 400 tip squares. Instead of pinning the little squares on each corner of the snowball, I'm using the glue stick: 3 quick dabs. No temptation to sew over pins, very stable, very accurate!
It's a joy to do!
While I usually use fusible batting (Hobbs 80/20), I wanted to use fleece as a backing on a quilt, without batting. The glue stick, used in quick lines about 4" apart, turned out perfectly.
Now I am in the middle of making a snowball quilt, and have to sew on 400 tip squares. Instead of pinning the little squares on each corner of the snowball, I'm using the glue stick: 3 quick dabs. No temptation to sew over pins, very stable, very accurate!
It's a joy to do!
#57
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 217
Other people may have better answers than I have... I use washable glue because it washes out and I wash all my quilts before I give them away. I would not use glue to baste with if I thought there was the chance it would stay in the quilt.
#58
Yes, you definitely need to wash afterwards, as school glue is starch and will attract bugs....but I always wash when done to get rid of any dirts/oils the quilt may have picked up from my hands during construction, as well as to wash out the glue.
#59
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