Glue Basting Your Seams

Using this glue basting technique, introduced by Sharon Schamber, will improve your piecing by helping to make matching your points easier and more precise.
www.PurpleDaisiesQuilting.com

[@nybor5885]

From a woman that has been sewing for over 45+ years this technique rocks and makes life easy!

[@kevinsews]

I remember my Grandmother using glue to baste her quilts back in the early 1960s. Interesting to see what is old is new again.

[@jaclynmoylan1905]

Just placed an order for the tips. Can’t wait to start glue basting! I’ve thought about it off and on for a long time and I’m ready to try it finally. I’ve heard people say that it is too finicky and wastes time, but I like precision and I don’t think it will waste any more time than pinning or sitting in front of my machine trying to line pieces just right only to have them shift when I put them under my foot.

[@jaclynmoylan1905]

@Tina Louise Crawford yes I have and I love it!!! I don’t always glue baste and usually just do when I’m working with something where I want my points to be perfect

[@Heirloomquiltingdesigns]

Great advice C risty! I have been using this tip since I learned it from your Mom so many years ago. Please send hr my fond regards. Joanie

[@marisa5538]

Cristy, thanks for your response. Using your technique now and love it, although my other quilt pals wonder why I fuss so much. Your mom is a tough act to follow, and you are so well on your way! Will be watching!

[@koverton723]

I'm a day late and a dollar short in tuning in - but you've convinced me to give glue basting a try! The tips ordered from your website have arrived and I'm off to explore new techniques. Thanks for sharing you and your mom's trade secrets with the world - you both make it a happier place. Karen O in TX

[@carriesaindon5382]

This is my favorite way to piece my quilts. I do press my Seams open.

[@bnyzhny]

The miracle of perfectly matched seams that can be achieved with your glue tips canNOT be overstated. Before I discovered your tips, I fumbled Very Unsatisfactorily and gloppily :{ with the tip that comes with the glue bottle. The difference in control and precision has warmed my perfectionist heart, reduced piecing stress, and markedly increased my enjoyment of creating beautifully complex blocks. Thank you!

[@CristyFincherPurpleDaisies]

I'm so happy to hear that the glue tips help you.

[@patriciamoffitt1336]

I have thought about doing this as I don't like the pins. I think I will like this. You still need to make sure you stitch in the correct place or the points still won't match!

[@lindamckinney9997]

I love the technique of glueing. As you are sewing though we cannot see what you are doing in your tutorial. Overall great job.

[@bevdix]

Love this..I can see how it would be awesome for very small blocks with lots of triangles.

[@SharonCampbellWhittington]

Thanks! An extra step that truly is worth it!

[@sharonmccrosky7419]

Thank you so very much for sharing this wonderful technique. My quilt squares never line up and the block becomes distorted. I look forward to quilting again!!

[@joybarber6974]

What a helpful video. Can't wait to try it!!

[@lindafudge57]

Thank you I'm going to try this

[@emmacarpenter4055]

Thank you. Need this info for a triangle-square quilt I'm beginning to put together. This will be very helpful!!!

[@lisalaughlin7568]

Thanks - I so struggle with matching up my points. Last quilt I did, I called it "Some points are better made than others..."

[@RollRightOver]

Thank you sooooo much for this video!!! Now I swear by this oh my gosh works perfectly!!!! Love it thank youuuuuu

[@cindyclark8998]

Since I don't have fine motor skills - my hands shake - I'm not sure this would work for me even with a super fine tip. I'm glad it works for others

[@olgawhittaker962]

+Cindy Clark Hi Cindy, take a piece of transparent stiff material, eg. flat side of a box, and using a ruler, cut out a narrow slit with a craft knife. This can act as a guide for piping lines of glue with no mess or overflow on to the rest of the fabric and you can see where you are laying the glue. Hope this helps. Olga Whittaker.

[@cindyclark8998]

Olga, you're an angel!

[@pamelakitchens5549]

olga whittaker i cant picture this tip in my head could you clarify please i have a hard time following a straight line whether its sewing or glue basting

[@doneldakjellman2676]

Nice job

[@teresalumpkin9783]

I can't wait to try this. I have trouble with the nesting part and matching my points together.

[@darlenebrown1691]

I think I will definitely use this for sewing strips. They always seem to slide and distort on me. I was wondering if this would work on a radiant star? I have not tried one yet because I am afraid I would not get everything to line up. Can anyone comment on that? Thanks for the great, informative video.

[@petraleeteo1]

Cool idea! Thanks!

[@claudettemonty4077]

Is that will be helpful when I am sewing 2 pieces of flannel together? It always slide .

[@joannestock6643]

When you glue baste how do you press your seams open?

[@susancohen9935]

you are 'sew' much like your mom!!! wonderful video. i have a question. i listened to the reasons for not pressing seams open, but that is how i have been working for years and i am most comfortable with it. how can i best use this technique and are there any pitfalls to avoid or any helpful tips for using glue basting with open seams????? thanks sararivka

[@marisa5538]

Very nice technique. I will try it. Is it too cumbersome for long seams while assembling a larger quilt? Thank you for this video!

[@angela.mariamiranda6012]

um dos trabalhos mais lindo e interessante que eu amo muito !!

[@debbieowens913]

Love the technique! Just wondering if you have to wash the glue out of the quilt top before quilting?

[@careyr24]

The glue is basically just like thick starch because it is washable school glue. I have used it on several quilts and not washed prior to longarm quilting. Longarms are industrial machines and had no problem through my glued seams on any of the quilts. Even when I had probably 6 seams meeting at a point.

[@debbieowens913]

Carey R Thank you for the information. Happy quilting!

[@CristyFincherPurpleDaisies]

Hi! I use it for long seams, too.

[@pamelakitchens5549]

What do u put under the piecing when applying glue to keep it off your ironing surface and is it necessary to use a press cloth??

[@trudywolcott7419]

Thank you for,this video. I’ve started glue basting also. Just want to add that this same glue is available in small plastic bottles with precision tips on Amazon. I got 12 for about $5.

[@marthahumphrey3849]

Does this method gum up the sewing machine?

[@joanhron]

Great technique..

[@barbarakellard3793]

Wish you would have showed how the HST nested

[@linda68419]

i have tried dry and steam but dry seams to dry it faster

[@badcatjake]

Watch out for that rowenta iron. I had 2 of those small ones catch fire. After contacting the company they told me they are not for quilting because they should not be used for more than 20 minutes at a time and then they must be turned off. they are travel irons only!

[@kimedge7493]

What heat setting do you have the iron on?

[@keishaallen567]

I’m fairly new to quilting and quite addicted already, this is great thank you. I love your iron, what brand is it?

[@you-tubejunkie2926]

Web site....??????? where is it ?

[@CristyFincherPurpleDaisies]

Hi! You can open your seams, after sewing them, by sliding a wooden cuticle stick, or dull pencil, down the center of the seam. I have a video for it, that I will be uploading soon.

[@grace2548]

Good idea !! What model sewing machine???

[@careyr24]

Cristy swears by Juki. They are great machines. I would guess this is the Juki 2010. They only do straight stitch, perfect for piecing. The fewer things they do, the better they do them.

[@charleneegner2834]

What does any glue that seeps out do to the iron?

[@nybor5885]

I just started using this technique and honestly the glue that is coming out of the tip is so fine I haven't had any issues with the glue getting on the iron. If it were to get on the iron I'm sure that it would be easy to wipe off with a damp cloth when the iron is cold. I have washed school glue off of hard objects as well as fabric with ease.

[@themamachar]

Would this eventually gum up your machine?

[@kimberlyduck9406]

Interested in knowing about this Gumming up a machine.

[@eleonoreloundermon2372]

Can you sent me the website for the glue tip? Thanks

[@CristyFincherPurpleDaisies]

Hi! I'm so sorry for not replying sooner. The tips are available at www.PurpleDaisiesQuilting.com. Thank you!

[@lillianpalko]

When you placed the two half square triangles together it appears you put one seam on top of the other. Why didn't you make them opposing?

[@CristyFincherPurpleDaisies]

Hi Lillian. The design of the quilt block determined how I put the HSTs together. Let me know if you have other questions.

[@linda68419]

is the iron dry or steam please

[@lorilee3306]

Linda Anselm different quilters have different opinions but my favorite KZbin quilter (Leah Day) recommends a dry iron since the steam can sometimes make your pieces wonky.

[@clarenoble8329]

What iron do you have please?

[@nybor5885]

From the video it appears that she is using a Rowenta travel iron as seen here.www.amazon.com/Rowenta-Classic-Compact-Stainless-Soleplate/dp/B001RNOQIQ

[@janholman6192]

I looked up Elmer's School glue on a search to find out if it was archival or not. Uh oh, it is NOT archival. So, if you are making a quilt to pass down to heirs, this is not a good idea to use. But, if it is for a child or for just ordinary household use, then go ahead and use the glue.

[@emcbabe]

Its amazing that setting the glue can be so quick and that you can sew the glued seam immediately! I assume gluing to the inside of the seam means gluing to the left side of the stitching? Am I correct?

[@Illypilly1]

HI has anyone used this technique with curved pieces? If so, are there instructions for it. Thanks.

[@CraftyMama101]

There is a fine and Porter video doing curved piecing with glue

[@catherineeddy9045]

Would this work with English Paper Piecing.? Would it stick to much on the hexagon papers so they would be hard to remove?? Did anyone try it? I would love to know before starting "Grandmother,s Flower Garden" I really enjoyed your video Thanks