I am about to try Elmers school glue. It worked on smaller projects, I don't see why it would not work on a large one. Will post results!
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Originally Posted by Tashana
(Post 5424815)
I am about to try Elmers school glue. It worked on smaller projects, I don't see why it would not work on a large one. Will post results!
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Originally Posted by Patti25314
(Post 5424907)
A little goes a long way. It can gum up your machine.
However, this being said I have had partial cans sitting and sometimes the glue can get a little bit thicker as it gets older. To compensate for this I just give it a little extra time to dry. I think making sure that the adhesive is dry is key. |
My Brother sewing machine has a big basting stitch on it. I am going to try that one on my next quilt to see how it goes. Usually, I spray baste with the cheapest spray possible and they all turn out ok and don't come apart even if left for months.
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Personally, I do not baste anymore. I used to lay the three layers on the floor, baste my heart out, and kill my back bending over for such long durations. I now lay all three layers as I want them, and use safety pins while making sure there are no puckers. If I have time, I'll put that quilt into the floor stand...if not, then I just roll it up tightly, and set it aside for quilting later. The glue thingy is a little out of my budget, so I have learned to improvise.
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I still have problems basting my quilts and might try the spray-I really enjoy reading all of the comments -what piles of info!!!!
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I pin my quilts, then quilt any straight lines about 10-12" apart, then I can take the pins our and quilt later iwhen I want to.
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I use the spray baste from Hancocks and I don't think it would take a whole can to baste a queen size, but I don't make quilts that large so I'm not sure. The regular price is about $12.00 I think and I always use the coupon or get it on sale. I do several twin size from one can. Also, I always spray baste using the foam board insulation pieces and open windows when I work on the inside. One day I moved everything outside and sandwiched 8 or 10 quilts...easy peasy.
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Nancy Zieman showed basting a quilt with the fusibles and I wondered if it worked well. Bellaboo, do you have good luck doing that?
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There are soo many good ideas from everyone here. I like the idea of having the longarmer baste the quilt for me and have even ask her what she would charge. She said $30 - $40. I probably would have her do it for that price.
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