Bonus Video! Let's Talk About Glue Basting PLUS a Demo Using Flannel!
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2024
- I am super excited for you guys to not only watch this video but all the videos in this collaboration with other Quilting UA-camrs! Today, we're taking another deep dive into glue basting and why I think it is a FANTASTIC choice for quilters who are tired of pin or spray basting. Feel free to ask any questions in the comments below!
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
02:26 My Glue of Choice!
03:10 Why Glue Basting?
07:00 Different Techniques I've Tried
10:44 How It Works
11:40 Glue Basting Demo
30:15 FAQs About Glue Basting - Навчання та стиль
I just wanted to let you know that I had seen your previous video on glue basting. I told a friend of mine about it and we both decided to try it. I have to tell you that we both fell in love with this type of basting. I don't believe that I will ever go back to sprays and pins again. Thanks so much for your inspiration.
Yay! That makes me so happy! So glad it worked for you AND your friend! It's a lot more fun than pin basting too! haha! Thank you so much for letting me know!
I'm brand new to quilting and just glued my first quilt together. I haven't quilted it yet but am very happy how easy it was to put the sandwich together.
I just wanted to say that your original glue basting video changed my quilting life! I LOVE glue basting. I have used it for machine quilting, hand quilting, with cotton batting, with wool batting, with cotton fabric, and with flannel. I used to hate basting, and not having to remove pins while quilting makes the quilting process quicker and more enjoyable. I agree that the Elmers glue bottle is the best applicator. I have found though, especially for hand quilting, that it works best for me to smooth out the glue so that it's paper thin on the surface (like I'm icing a cake). It felt like catching the line of glue really messed with my hand quilting mojo without smoothing out the glue.
I use a 6 inch flexible plastic dough bench scraper for spreading out the glue. They are super cheap and the ones I have came in a pack of two. I use one for glue and one for smoothing out the fabric. The glue wipes right off the scraper. (If I let it dry it just peels off.) The plastic doesn't catch the fabric or the batting (like a foam brush). For smoothing fabric, it provides just the right tension for a perfectly smooth top. I usually use pool noodles for basting, and the glue works great with that method also. I'm impatient so I run an iron over the section I just glued then I can immediately roll it up on the pool noodle.
I basted all nine flimsies I had accumulated in one fell swoop just after New Years, and I'm almost finished quilting them all. (One was the first quilt I ever made then just left in a closet for a few years.)
Thanks so much for sharing this!
That is such a great idea with the scraper! I will remember that for when I start hand quilting my next project! Thank you so much for sharing!!💖
OMG I love your videos and your kitties are SO cute! I have a kitten that climbs into the throat of my machine and lays all over my fabric, so I laughed out loud when your baby was attacking your top! Thank you so much for sharing your talent, tips, and tricks.
Haha it’s so funny how so many quilters have cats who are obsessed with fabric 🥰
I’ve found Elmer’s glue sticks work,great! I use for bindings, but recently started using them for small quilts. Washable, non gummy for needle
I love them..I did a string quilt using them!
I love the glue basting. I saw the first video and tried it and never looked back! My quilty hero!
Aww yay!!! I’m so glad, Caryn!!! 💖👏🏻
Looking forward to seeing how you glue baste for hand quilting. I just glue basted a baby quilt and will quilt this week. Very excited to see how it turns out.
Good morning, Miriam, I just took my glue basted quilt out of the dryer and it came out great. This was a test quilt using your first tutorial Two problems that I had was (1.) keep the glue away from the edges if you're going to hand baste the binding. It was extremely hard to get the needle into the quilt. And (2.) I don't have a lot of hand strength so squeezing that glue bottle was very difficult. I found an empty small Dawn dishwashing bottle and filled it with the glue. That plastic bottle has much more give to it and worked much better for me. Thanks for the video.
Those are both great pointers, Sue! Thank you so much for sharing your experience with this method 💖
I like this. I too have arthritis in my hands. I thinned the glue down a bit (maybe 10% as suggested?) and that helped a great deal. But, I’m willing to try a different bottle, on a practice sandwich.
Have to thank you for the dawn bottle use! I could buy a gallon jug delivered for $22 but a seven ounce bottle was $11 for the glue.
Miriam, One other comment on your glue-basting project--My non-quilting daughter suggested placing blue painters' tape along the edges of the batting to keep the glue off. It is hard to hand bind a quilt through the dried glue.
@@suekelly840 oh that’s a great idea! 💡 👏🏻
I have used this method on my last two quilts since I viewed your first video on it, Miriam. You are correct ,GAMECHANGER!
Yay! That’s so great, Brenda! So glad it worked well for you!
Love, love, love your technique and videos. You have rocked my world, as a previously committed pin baster. I put several quilt sandwiches together using Elmer’s School Glue (white, clear gel, and blue gel). They all worked equally well. Shared your technique and YT channel with my classmates at quilt retreat - everyone was impressed. My quilt sandwiches all quilted up so nicely. Thank you for sharing your expertise.
Oh wow that’s awesome you experimented with different glues! So glad you enjoyed the glue basting technique! It’s fun too which is wonderful haha basting is no longer a chore 👏🏻👏🏻 thanks so much for letting me know! 💖
*** If you'll toss the batting in the dryer , on low heat setting, for 3 to 5 minutes, it'll take the wrinkles out & also 'fluffs' it. I always do this, whether it's cotton or poly batting. (Softner sheets will stop the static, too.)
Excellent suggestion! Thank you!
Hmmm,, actually, I probably leave it in the dryer for 10 minutes or so 😅. 🤷♀️
You remind me of my daughter. instead of spending so much time placing the layers , you could simply mark the exact center point of the batting, the backing, and the top. Place that mark together, on each, then you just have to smooth everything out. It should all be perfectly placed.
Great tip! 👍🏻👏🏻
I agree with so many other quilters, your glue basting is a game changer for me…..easiest Machine quilting EVER! I just bought a huge bottle of school glue, goodbye pins and sprays!
Yay!!! That’s so awesome! You set for a while with that big jug of glue! 👏🏻👏🏻💖
This is the first time I've seen your show and I'm amazed at what a wonderful teacher you are. My sister and I are thrilled we found you. We're so looking forward to seeing a lot of you. Thank you for all you do. G &E 😊😊
Oh my goodness, thank you so much 💖 I really appreciate that! I look forward to chatting with you, G and E!💖👏🏻
For wrinkly batting, I throw it in the dryer for a bit to warm it up and that seems to release the wrinkles pretty good.
Great tip! 👏🏻
My only problem with this method is that it dulls the needle really quick. I had to replace the needle before the quilt was done. But it is well worth replacing the needle, instead of pinning it. Thank you for this help.
You have very cute and sweet helpurrs ❤😺😺 Such a good job of smoothing out the backing and fluffing up the top
My helpurr is watching along.
Kitties are the perfect quilting companions🥰💖
I love glue basting! I'm self taught and spread the glue basting gospel everywhere I go! Thanks for a great video, I do my quilts the same way you do. I do usually iron while the glue is still wet, especially larger quilts as it seems to smooth everything out, preventing tucks or puckers. Thanks again!
Yes!!! We’re glue basting evangelists!!!😂👏🏻👏🏻
I'm not advocating for spray basting or not to spray baste. I am advocating for all people using any product to read the directions, whether it's a glue bottle or spray baste or spray starch. Read the label! Spray basting fumes are awful, but if you read the directions, only a small burst 12 inches above the fabric. A very light spray and not near the edges. You don't have to saturate the fabric. Less is more. When I use spray basting, I don't go very near the edges and pin the edges of the quilt. I have a good result.
I watched a YT video of how to baste your quilt on the wall. My goodness! She spray basted the large quilt 5-6 inces from the fabric and it looked like it was being saturated. It was as if she was spray painting the quilt top and backing. The fabric kept folding down, so she sprayed it some more. Remember, spray baste is TEMPORARY hold.
I use Best Press but after I use it correctly the first time on pieces, I don't keep spraying it as the block is formed. I refresh the Best Press by just spraying lightly with water on the seams and the block each time and before the clapper. It appears as the seams/block were freshly starched. No need to keep spraying and spraying with Best Press/starch at each stage of the block or quilt. This saves a lot of money by not overusing this product.
Love this method! Prior to seeing your videos I used Elmer's for gluing binding....works fabulous for that....and soooo good for basting whole quilts now! So much quicker and easier than pin basting which I did before.. I used the spray basting ONCE and hated it so much. Keep it up girl you rock!
That’s awesome, Kim! 👏🏻 so glad it worked for you! I gotta try it for binding!
Yes! Yes! and Yes again!!! Like a told you before, I'm sold on Elmers! I just finished quilting a sandwich that has been basted with glue and laying over the back of a futon since 2019!!! Love your tutorials!!
Yay! That’s awesome, Marti!!! 👏🏻👏🏻💖
I've been doing this your first video. I immediately bought 2 gallons of glue. Haha
Elmer's make many types of glue now. Make sure you always stress WASHABLE glue. Labels can look similar. 😃 love your channel.
Yes! You are totally right. Washable is the only way to go! Thank you so much for watching this one!
I watched your first video and this was a game changer. Thanks again!❤
Great video. Nice clear explanation. Kitties are a bonus.❤
Thank you, Robin!!! 💖🤗
Good content as always😊
Thank you, Diane!!💖
I glue basted from the get go using homemade basting spray with Elmer’s glue. I have now moved to 1/4” fusible webbing. I also baste on my design wall which keeps things straight and true (quilt knees and back). I still glue baste my piecing which I find to be the best method for perfect staging and piecing.
Fusible webbing?? Hmmm I'm intrigued! I may need to research that! Thank you for your insights!
@@StitchObsessed Not a ton out there similar to glue basting. You will see basting flakes etc. at some point in time I’ll do a vid on it. The fusible webbing adheres beautifully to the batting. It also sets without the hard spots that can appear with GB.
@@notesfromleisa-land very cool!!!
I am just learning to quilt, so I have no experience at all. i have been watching videos to try to get an idea about how to do it all. I was talking to my husband about using glue to adhere the pieces together and he said that when he was in school and took home economics they used paste. I don't know if you are familiar with what paste is, but it was glue in a bottle that had a top on it with a brush. So this technique would have been used around the mid 70's. I just thought that you may find it a bit interesting that the technique that you find to be the simplest and easiest has been around, but someone decided they could make some money off of it and came up with that spray adhesive that you keep talking about. I'm glad that you were able to work around it and show everyone a better way. I will be trying this too when I finish my quilt.
Haha I’ve actually had this same conversation with my dad who has told me all about paste! It’s definitely interesting, and I know some quilters do use Elmer’s school glue to piece blocks together as well! Pretty cool, right? I buy it in a big gallon and just refill my little bottle for maximum money saving! Haha!
I'd been basting with glue for a while before I found your first video. Glad to see others do this as well. I like it because it is inexpensive, and easier to get.
Awesome! Thank you!
Miriam! Happy National Quilting Day! You hooked me on glue basting!❤
Yay! Happy Quilting Day, Zelda! 💖
Thank you. I am going to try this with my next quilt. I think that using an iron would help in smoothing the layers together. The weight of iron, I mean, not using the heat necessarily to dry faster. I’m going to try this with my cordless iron. Thanks, again, for your detailed tutorials.
That’s a great point! Thank you for watching! 💖
I am definitely trying your glue method on my next project. Thanks.
Enjoyed the video. I watched the main glue basting video you made multiple times however, this one is still helpful in understanding the technique. Thanks for pointing out your lines of glue are about 4" apart. That helps a lot. Your batting this time had more fold lines so it helps me see how you handled them.
You are very brave to do a video where the flannel indicates it was made for/by Joann. I hope you tried it before and it worked out for you. I'm going to try pellon batting. Maybe I can substitute it for Quilters Dream sometimes and save some money.
Please do a video on glue basting binding.
Thank you for watching! Yep, I love using Joann flannel, I don’t discriminate 😂 I’ll definitely do some glue basting for binding! 👏🏻
Interesting, 🤔. Thanks for sharing 👍❤️🙂
No problem! It’s a game changer for sure! 👏🏻💖
You are a great teacher
Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate that!
Love this! After watching your first glue basting video, I tried it and loved this method! I also quilted for the first time after watching your quilting tutorial that you did on your Christmas blanket. I loved how it turned out! Thank you, you are a great teacher! 🥰
Yay, Jill!!! That’s amazing!!! I’m so glad you went for it and tried that FMQ design! I love the texture it gives the quilt 😍
I glue baste my bindings all the time and my HST points… it’s a must for perfect matching up… thank you ❤
Yay Jacquie!! 💖🤗
Great video. I've learned so much from your videos 😊
Yay! I’m so glad, Dolly! Thank you so much for watching my videos, I appreciate you! 💖🤗
Loved your videos on glue basting! Getting ready to try it for the first time! I’ll let you know how it goes 😊
Sounds good! Can’t wait to hear how it turns out! 💖
Watched your first video on glue basting a couple months ago ... I basically did a lot of wrong things. Watching your recent video .. well it definitely changed my approach to glue basting. Even though my first and couple other glued projects were not close to perfect, still loved it over pin basting and thread basting. I am a hand quilter, so that first attempt was somewhat slower to do, cause I had many lumps, which your recent video explained how not to get them and what to do if you get them. Definitely recommend as you did, make sure your cap is clean and flowing good. And, the first quilt, I didn't let the back dry before I did the front, lol, that was a very wet quilt , overnight drying. I just finished my latest quilt sandwich, drying now, looks pretty perfect! It will be in my hoop to quilt this evening. Thank you again for sharing this method of basting, now looking forward to getting those 10 or plus unfinished tops finally completed.
Awesome! Yeah, it's a bit of trial and error, but I'm so glad you didn't give up and now figured out how to make it work for you! Thank you so much for watching!
Thank you for showing your method and talking about it with us! I’ve been spray basting and while it works well it gets everywhere as you said and the cleanup is a hassle. So I look forward to trying glue basting. Thank you again! ❤
You are very welcome! Thank you for watching! 💖
@@StitchObsessed Miriam today is the day! I’m rewatching your video before starting! 🤗
@@ccreel64 yay!!! I hope it goes/went well!!! 💖👏🏻
@@StitchObsessed Fabulous technique you have there! It worked like a charm, far faster than pin basting and with much less mess. Thank you again! ❤️
In addition, I do iron to set the glue. Have not tried letting it dry on its own. Will try that next!
Awesome! 👏🏻
I’m not sold on this cause I’m old school 🙃 but it deserves a try so I will be giving it a try 😉 I hand baste my quilts the old fashion way but I’m open to something better 🥰 Nice video love the kitty 💞
Doesn’t hurt to try, right? Haha thanks for watching, Deborah!! 💖
Hello miriam , this seems like a good video, the first time i glued basted a quilt. I realized i put to much glue on to the batting. And i did iron the quilt sandwich after gluing. But because I first applied too much glue it made the glue very hard to sew my needle through on my sewing machine. I ended up just throwing the quilt away. I was so irritated with the whole thing It just didn't matter. Except for all the work on making the quilt top that was so disappointing. After that I started using spray basting. And yes there are the issues with it as you stated in this video. But I might reconsider using glue basting again on a small project. just to see if it can come out better. Thank you for this video and I will give it another good try.
Hi, Marion! I'm so sorry you had a bad experience with the glue basting! Oof, my heart sank when you wrote you had to throw out your quilt top. If you have any questions or need any help, don't hesitate to reach out! I'm happy to help! Thank you so much for watching!
I would use the homemade spray basting solution that can be found by searching UA-cam for it if you want to hand quilt. No globs. Cheap. No needle gumminess. The only smell is the rubbing alcohol used in it.
Thank you for the tip! I’ll look it up! 💖
Due to a hand injury and a quickly approaching quilt deadline, I tried the glue basting (Elmer's glue) technique. It worked beautifully!!! I will never use hand basting nor pin basting again! Elmer's Glue from now on. It's cheap, easier, quicker and totally washed out 100%.
That’s so awesome!!! 👏🏻 💖
I love using the glue basting method. I use small drops every couple of inches and my layers never shift.
Going on a quilt retreat tomorrow and have packed my glue already.
Yay!!! Oh my goodness have fun on your retreat! 🥰🤗
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Karon, your hearts always give me a smile 💖🥰
I’m wondering why you don’t iron the batting before starting to glue the layers together. It might not work with polyester batting, but should work for 100% cotton. When you turned everything after gluing the backing, there were a lot of wrinkles in the batting. Love the idea though and I will definitely give it a try. Thanks for demonstrating this great idea.
I’ll iron out any harsh creases, but those regular wrinkles naturally fall out while I’m pressing the layers together. It just saves a little step, but if you want to press out all the wrinkles that works too! 💖 thanks so much for watching! It’s a fantastic way to baste; I hope you give it a try! 💖🤗
I have tried this method. Its okay. But i dont like the stiffness after it dries. It washed out fine. Soi might just use for my small projects and stick to spray for quilts.
Another great video. Thank you. By the way I loved watching your cats. Ha ha
Thank you!! They’re pretty cute 🥰
I have a question that I haven’t heard you answer yet. I use a lot of cuddle / minke on the back of my quilts. Wondering how well qlue basting would work on those types of fabrics.
Hello! Yes, you can use glue basting for cuddle and minky fabrics. You just need to be careful when you are smoothing out the fabric and the glue that you don't stretch or warp the fabric as you smooth it out. I've used both types of fabric for backings using this method, and it works beautifully! Thanks for watching!
Would the Elmer’s clear glue work the same? Other than maybe not being able to see it as well as the white glue.
I can’t say because I’ve never used it. I know Elmers makes a clear washable glue, so I would assume it would wash out, but I don’t KNOW that. I hope that helps! I would do a practice quilt sandwich and see how it quilts and washes out before doing an actual quilt.
This is not a deterent, just a warning to be careful. I used to baste like this, until one day something went wrong and long story short I had a pucker. I tried to unbaste a little part and it ripped the fabric. I now prefer thread basting. But like you say, you do you. I love your videos.
Thank you for sharing your experience! 💖
I use glue stick for EPP hexies. Yes the glue is stiff, so I just spray the block with water, the glue softens and papers come out and don't mess up the folded edges. For next time, just use plain water in a sprayer and wet the area down so the fabric isn't torn.
Can u use it for ffp. Do u recommend on buying it in bulk.
I’ve definitely heard of people using glue for FPP 👍🏻 I personally haven’t done cuz I don’t do much FPP, but I know many people do with lots of success. I think a glue stick is more popular for FPP.
Can you use this method of basting if you are using an antique sewing machine? I have a Singer 66 and a Singer Rocketeer.
Oh! That's a question I've never heard before! I honestly don't see why not. I would recommend you make a small practice quilt sandwich and test it out with both machines to make sure they can go through the glue fine, but I think they would be able to handle it. Thanks so much for watching!
Yes, I love this way of basting and I learned it from you. I like to hand quilt so I appreciate your suggestion to thin the glue a bit with water just so there are no big globs. I'm getting ready to baste another quilt so this was quite timely for me. Thanks!! Your kitties are so funny ❤
@@lindanonnenmann1112 yay! Thank you so much for watching, Linda! And yes, my girls are little goobers 😂
Have you tried glue basting with flannel as the batting instead of pellon batting. Does that work the same?
Ya know, I’ve never done that, but I don’t see why that wouldn’t work! You’ll definitely get glue seeping through the layers to your table though, so be careful there!
Great video/tutorial...my question...you mentioned to iron the batting, but did you do that for the video and do you iron the batting for all your quilts? Thanks so much...
Hi! 👋 I did not iron my batting for this video. I usually only iron it if there are deep creases in it that will mess with the quilting. Yes, my batting was wrinkly, but those wrinkles naturally come out when I am smoothing the layers of the quilt sandwich out. If I have an actual crease, then I will press that out to avoid any issues when quilting. I hope that helps! Thank you so much for watching! 💖
Thank you😊
@@susanmcdonald2856 no problem! 💖
I need to try this! I normally use the spray baste but it's so stinky 😣
haha! It is very stinky AND sticky! Yes! Try it! I'd love to hear how you like it!
Can you use the Elmer's clear glue?
I’ve never used it, I can’t really say “yes” or “no”, because I don’t know. Sorry I’m not much help! Haha I know Elmer’s makes a washable clear glue, and it would make sense that would work, but I’m not sure. If you already have it on hand, you could do a small practice quilt sandwich and do some quilting on it, see how it does. Then try washing it out and see if it comes out easily. 👍🏻 I hope that helps! Thanks so much for watching! 💖
Does the glue affect the insides of the machine?
Does the needle need to be replaced afterwards?
Leaving my question here, since others might be searching for comments about the same topic. I see now that I have watched further that the needle and machine parts are not gummed up.
Thx for the video!
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
So could you "brush" the Elmer's glue with a sponge brush or regular paint brush.
You sure can! I’ve done that before with a sponge brush and it works. 🤓
Does the Elmers clear school glue work? I was only able to find the clear.
I do not know the answer to this question, unfortunately. I’ve only ever used the classic white Elmer’s School glue. If you already have the glue, you could do a small practice sandwich and see how it applies, quilts, and washes out.
Thank you for the timely reply, great idea, will do a small test piece and report back. I’m going to order the white glue from Amazon but wanted to just try this method out first as I’ve never glue basted at all before. Hoping it will speed up the whole process!
@@jkaras1032 awesome! I look forward to hearing how it goes! 👏🏻🤓 glue basting is definitely WAY faster than pin basting lol
I watched your last video about glue basting. I thought it was a bit weird, but I tried it anyway. I used it the way you showed. It was horrible. When it dried, it was quite stiff, and it didn't wash out, I have tried to wash it out several times. I will never use elmers glue again.
Oh no! That’s not good! Did you use specifically school glue? That should wash out easily. 🤔
@@StitchObsessed I used Elmer's school glue, just like you showed. I put a thin bead down and kinda rubbed it down. I don't know what happened. It's a good thing I only glued 5 blocks (quilt as you go, project). I have many hard spots. I can't hand quilt this. I don't know what to do now.
I have seen quilters some kind of powder stuff to baste. I am like you those sprays and fumes are not good for your lungs. Thank you for sharing. Could you use your rolling pin to gently roll it over it? Won't that dry on it and get hard?
Its called Bo-Nash Fuse It Powder, and it works wonderfully for basting quilts. No smell at all. It does require ironing, which I don't mind.
I suppose you could use a rolling pin to smooth out your quilt sandwich and glue. If glue dries on the rolling pin, you should be able to wash it off with a little soap and warm water. It’s a water based glue, and is easy to wash out.
Great video, but could have shortened the part about how much you dislike sprays.
I hve used them and have had no issues with them at all.
But, glue dies eork great, you just have to wait for it to dry.
I didn't like the glue stick. Fibers stuck to the end.
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