Whole quilt basted with Elmer's school glue
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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.
#22
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 ... ??
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 ... ??
Last edited by TexasGurl; 08-30-2012 at 06:24 AM.
#23
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!
#26
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.
#27
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.
#28
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 !!
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