lclang

Please note: The recipe for the Elmer's school glue spray is for Elmer's Glue-all. Quilters are using Elmer's School Glue. Will the Glue-all wash out?? Does the same recipe work for the school glue?? We don't want to ruin a treasured quilt by using the wrong thing or having a spray that does not hold. If you have tried the school glue spray, please let us know how it works.

TexasGurl

Wow, I've never even heard of this before ... how long have you been using glue to baste ??
Is this a popular method now ?
Wonder if it will affect machines long-term, as it gets transferred from the needle into the bobbin & case areas etc ... ??

Maggiemay

I am a big fan of glue basting. I have glue basted many smaller quilting projects, but not a big quilt. I have always glued then dry ironed the glue. It sounds like you may have not used an iron. Could you clarify for me? I'm really curious to know- it may be an alternative to the spray basting I do on big quilts!

AlienQuilter

This sounds neat!

When you iron to set the glue is the quilt still on the floor? Is it better to put the glue on the batting or the backing/pieced top?

Stitchnripper

I have done this twice with good results. I do the little skinny bead of glue randomly dripped. Stays together well.

Tashana

I did this project on my oversized second hand melamine dining room table. Width of my quilt was the same as the length of my table (happy coincidence). I layed down batting first and than the quilt on top. I put row of pins through the middle just to split the quilt in two smaller pieces. I flipped the top over, all the way to the pins and applied glue on the batting in dots and thin lines, just randomly. I flipped the top back down and smoothed it with my hands. I did not use iron but I assume it wold be faster if I did. When the glue was dry, I repeated the same with the second half of the quilt. Instructions on the glue bottle say that it is fully dried in 24 hours, so I let I dry overnight and than repeated the same with the backing. Just as an experiment I used Elmer's Glue-All in one corner to see if it will wash out. I will be quilting it in a few hours so I will post how it is holding up.

PenniF

this is not specifically about the whole quilt but the glue coming out...i've been using dots of the washable Elmer's for some time to match points and seams - and sometimes i like to press seams open afterward. A single spritz of water from my spray bottle on the glued spots and the seams open up - and there is no sign of residue.

PenniF

PS....i have also heard the ratio of 1 part glue to 3 parts water (vs the 1:1 in an earlier post) for making a spray glue....but have not experiented with this yet....gluing the quilt sandwich had never occurred to me til i heard it here....but i'm trying it on my next one for sure !!

JanieH

I am definitely subscribing to this thread to see how your quilt turns out! Good luck!

sewsew busy

I would like to know how it works out.