Glue Basting With Elmer's School Glue
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Glue works good for appliques as well. I use the stick glue that the kids use for projects. It lets the applique lie flat and keeps it stuck to the fabric while I sew. Pins always make a bumpy edge when you are dealing with tiny pieces. I love this idea for binding quilts. Thanks.
#52
I tried it and it works wonderfully. I have to find a new place to store my Elmer's glue bottle thought. I had it on top of my sewing machine cabinet and grabbed it when I was cleaning my machine thinking it was machine oil. I was at the squeezing stage when I realized it wasn't machine oil!
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amma
Thanks so much for the demo.
I am going to try this method.
Do you then hand stitch your binding or sew by machine???
I hand sew only becuase I think it looks better and I don't always catch the binding on the other side or will using the glue help to keep everything in line????
Scrap Quilter
Thanks so much for the demo.
I am going to try this method.
Do you then hand stitch your binding or sew by machine???
I hand sew only becuase I think it looks better and I don't always catch the binding on the other side or will using the glue help to keep everything in line????
Scrap Quilter
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Originally Posted by Barb_MO
I tried it and it works wonderfully. I have to find a new place to store my Elmer's glue bottle thought. I had it on top of my sewing machine cabinet and grabbed it when I was cleaning my machine thinking it was machine oil. I was at the squeezing stage when I realized it wasn't machine oil!
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Originally Posted by laadw
Glue works good for appliques as well. I use the stick glue that the kids use for projects. It lets the applique lie flat and keeps it stuck to the fabric while I sew. Pins always make a bumpy edge when you are dealing with tiny pieces. I love this idea for binding quilts. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by scrap quilter
amma
Thanks so much for the demo.
I am going to try this method.
Do you then hand stitch your binding or sew by machine???
I hand sew only becuase I think it looks better and I don't always catch the binding on the other side or will using the glue help to keep everything in line????
Scrap Quilter
Thanks so much for the demo.
I am going to try this method.
Do you then hand stitch your binding or sew by machine???
I hand sew only becuase I think it looks better and I don't always catch the binding on the other side or will using the glue help to keep everything in line????
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Originally Posted by MadeinMaine
Amma - thank you so much. I tried this and love it! You are an angel! Thanks for making my binding so much easier to do.
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