What happens in a few years? Does it discolor or harden the area even though you rinse it out?
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I belong to a quilting group in southeast georgia. One of our quilters had shown us her technique using the elmer school glue for binding. It is and was an awesome lesson. I use the Elmer's Clear School Glue. It helps me so much then I machine stich to secure the binding in place.I love this method as a Needle and My fingers, Not a winner in heaven. By the way if the quilter who taught this to our group is reading this, WE MISS YOU SO MUCH. YOUR ARE LOVED AND NEVER FORGOTTEN. GENNIE
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I too use school glue for holding bindings together before sewing the final seam, whether I stitch by hand or machine. Sharon Schamber has videos to show how to do it. Any washable glue will work. I usually make art quilts and don't bother to wash them. Don't use too much glue, because then your fabric will get stiff and it'll be difficult to hand sew.
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Originally Posted by AZ Jane
(Post 5780602)
LOL, it's what I asked for Christmas!! My kids know I'm nuts so they didn't bat an eye when I asked for a gallon of Elmer's School Glue for Christmas!!!
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I have never changed the tip off my glue bottle. I just purchase a large bottle and a small one and transfer the glue into the small bottle and have never had a problem with globs of glue coming out.
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I use glue to especially on the binding..it holds beautifully when I go to sew, the results are great. You should give it a try..
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I just finished my first quilt using only Elmer's School Glue for basting my quilt sandwich. Not a pin anywhere and it is smooth, smooth, smooth! Usually, I thread baste because I don't like machine quilting around all the pins I used to baste with. Didn't notice any drag or anything when I went through the glue. I have a 6' banquet table that I baste on, and I did it in sections - glued 1/3 of quilt starting in the middle and let it dry an hour or so. I will DEFINITELY be doing this again...forever! The quilt I just finished is roughly twin size. It's technically a lap quilt, but I like them long enough to tuck under feet and go all the way to my chin, plus tuck around whoever while they're laying on the couch for a nap, LOL. I was making tons of doll clothes in between quilting, so it got moved on and off my sewing table and nothing moved. It was wonderful.
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Have used the glue and it really works. Love it! For the first time I can quilt my own quilts as they stay where I put them. LOL
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Originally Posted by clements
(Post 5780704)
What happens in a few years? Does it discolor or harden the area even though you rinse it out?
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As I've been working on Bonnie's Easy Street quilt, I've been planning on using this technique, just have to finish putting all those blocks together!
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