Thank-you for the posts on using Elmer's Washable School glue
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Thank-you for the posts on using Elmer's Washable School glue
A few months ago were several posts and instructions on using Elmers Washable school Glue to baste the quilt sandwhich.
Today I finally did it! I had been using a spray adhesive & was so tired of trying to clean up the over spray, no matter how I tried to control it there was overspray (I held a large mat over the area I was spraying, very close to the surface. Wore a mask because even though supposed to be safe seeing the overspray on the mat made me uncomfortable about inhaling it.
Today I used the Elmers-I am in love!!! Fast, easy, works very well, basted a quilt in half the time. The quilt came out great, no puckering, easy to quilt, washed out well.
Thank-you all!!!! Such great knowledge & sharing here.
Today I finally did it! I had been using a spray adhesive & was so tired of trying to clean up the over spray, no matter how I tried to control it there was overspray (I held a large mat over the area I was spraying, very close to the surface. Wore a mask because even though supposed to be safe seeing the overspray on the mat made me uncomfortable about inhaling it.
Today I used the Elmers-I am in love!!! Fast, easy, works very well, basted a quilt in half the time. The quilt came out great, no puckering, easy to quilt, washed out well.
Thank-you all!!!! Such great knowledge & sharing here.
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KittyD, just do a search in this forum and you'll find lots of posts on the subject. The key is to use the Elmer's School Glue since it washes out without any trace. Also, some suggest to thin the glue with some water when using it for basting.
I also liked using this method for basting my quilts. I am now using dots of the glue to keep my satin pieces together so that they are very stable while I sew them. Pins in satin just doesn't work that well for me but I'm finding the glue to be wonderful.
I also liked using this method for basting my quilts. I am now using dots of the glue to keep my satin pieces together so that they are very stable while I sew them. Pins in satin just doesn't work that well for me but I'm finding the glue to be wonderful.
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Here's a link to a tutorial on basting with Elmer's glue:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...e-t208057.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...e-t208057.html
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