Marsh

So - with the little mini roller you don't have to iron - you have spread it out into a thin layer of glue. It really works very well.

citruscountyquilter

You wait until the glue dries before you quilt. If I'm in a hurry then I'll iron the area that I've glued. If not then I'll just go do something else until it dries, usually a couple of hours or so. It is also something that I'll do at night and then its ready in the morning. I do my quilt in sections on a medium sized table so I wait until the section is pretty much dried before moving on to the next. I do use an iron when I'm glueing a binding because it takes a bit for the binding to stay in place and I don't want to hold it until it is tacky enough.

smc53

I find this topic quite interesting...I can see how basting with glue would work on a small wall hanging or a baby quilt...but how do you manage a large quilt? I have several quilts to baste and this seems to be a quick and easy way to do it without the pins. Thanks for your tips and advice

KwiltyKahy

I am so sold on glue basting, I will never do anything else. I have used it on poly batting and it works great. It was a queen size and it was wonderful. No fumes, no overspray, no shifting.
We do need to have stock in Elmer's,lol.

Caroline S

Wonderful idea. Now off to the garage to rummage through the painting supplies tote for a little paint roller. I have a top ready to glue baste and I will try the roller.

klgls

I have a mini foam roller - going to try it tonight on my granddaughter's quilt that's ready to sandwiched. Thanks for the great tip!

luvstoquilt

Fantastic idea! Thanks for sharing!

MarleneC

What a great idea and before we know it someone else will come up with another great idea.

JanieH

What a great idea - thanks

silverfoxmag

I'm another grateful member for all the hints the members of QB share to make our quilting lives so much easier, thank you!