What Is Glue Basting?

QNNtv.com/quilty: Heather Kinion and Mary tell you what glue basting is and how to do it. Glue basting is great for sewing curves and other tricky seams. Learn how to glue baste in this helpful, free quilting tutorial. For easy quilting tips and techniques, visit HeyQuilty.com and watch other quilting videos at QNNtv.com.

[@JeffreyHolton]

You have just changed my life. And this was recorded eight years ago?? Wow I am slow. Thank you!

[@tootsiequilt]

I just watched your tutorial about glue basting seams. I decided to try it. LIFE CHANGING!!!!!!! I have never made a more perfect pie and crust.

[@jeanniearnold7906]

I've seen this method on Sharon Schamber and Cristy Fincher like you mentioned and think it's perfect for nesting seams also. No matter how well I pin the seams want to move with pins but they don't move with the glue. BEST THING EVER!!

[@MZDStar87]

I have just started quilting after some time sewing stuffed animals...OMG...You have changed my life in more stuffed animal making and future quilting projects!

[@creativecompanion]

Fantastic! Curved piecing, here we come!!!

[@katrinaemerson-verdon2873]

I have been trying to find a solution to my circular quilt blocks & FINALLY found it! Thanks!!!

[@LottieSue]

Iron on a small square of freezer paper on your ironing board/surface to apply the glue and ironing the glued piece.

[@sandygrogg1203]

Heather is my fav Quilty guest.... She's so personable, and fun.... I really do enjoy her. Great video...

[@margaridavelhinho1618]

+Sandy Grogg I love Ebony Love too. She is very, very fun and sweet.

[@bikrgran]

AWESOME! Thanks for showing us how to do this.

[@stephaniewright2045]

I glue down my bindings as well. Sew the first edge, turn, glue down then top stitch.

[@wendyyang7846]

You just changed my life!

[@chinewmarie]

Great to see you all have jumped on the band wagon!! I learned this sneaky little secret two years ago and it changed my life 😂 try it you won't be disappointed!!!!

[@inviitewiicka]

Moms, you leave the longest comments...

[@chinewmarie]

Hehe!

[@isabella-lp3nw]

Right lol.. I've been gluing all my sewing projects since I was a kid.. I'm 39 now.. this is wierd to me seeing it as something "new"

[@isabella-lp3nw]

If u use the aleenes tacky glue.. the hold is instant and forever.. atleast till u wash it

[@UrbanQuilter]

Since I machine stitch my binding - i stitch to the front like normal then glue baste the binding to the back before I sew it down from the front - totally don't need to pin it down anymore :)

[@dougmccullough2144]

Thank you, thank you!

[@xxxx126]

Than you! ❤

[@WaltSocha]

Ha...I'm a guy who wants to patch the knees of his jeans. Gonna try this...(need all the help I can get to hold the patch/jeans in place while I fumble around with that needle and thread stuff...!)

[@emilyr540]

What do you do if you glue and realize you put the wrong pieces together? How do you get them apart? Wet the spot?

[@cecil4560]

Love you Mary too funny your so real! Love your teaching methods lol

[@katemorgan4346]

I place a piece of parchment paper over and under the area I am gluing so nothing ends up on the iron or the ironing surface.

[@bethroundell8424]

Used glue for applique! Awesome!

[@verlenedawson2064]

I love this. It looks so easy. I'm going to experiment with omitting the iron and see what happens if the glue dries after the pieces are just finger pressed together. Will it work?

[@fabulousmarilyn3.088]

miss you, where you been Mary fons

[@keyarragrant4240]

Video starts at 3:59

[@zazmau]

I apply with needle tip bottle from Amazon.

[@MawPawsarksanctuary]

Does it gum up your sewing machine needle

[@robinwoodard7898]

Joanna. Maw schultz It hasn't gumed up my needles. Hower i apply it as close to the seam line as i can because i open seam and press too

[@adelac.romero8034]

Me podría decir como se llama el quilt que está colgado a la espalda de las presentadoras??

[@verlenedawson2064]

I found the answer on KZbin to my question about omitting the iron. The designer used a small glue stick to fasten the center together first, then one half of the curve. The concave (crust) fabric was on top. After the second half was glued, she quickly stitched the Drunkard's Path block on the sewing machine. So, my next question is can the liquid school glue be used this way? It can be applied in a more precise amount and it's cheaper. Maybe the glue stick is tackier and stays in place instantly.

[@verlenedawson2064]

Next thought: It won't matter how fast the glue dries if we're making a quilt with lots of curved blocks. By the time we get all the blocks glued, the first ones will be ready to sew.

[@janicegriffith4731]

Always interested in always to quilt

[@sarahhardy8649]

I presume you could use any water soluble PVA glue for those of us not in the US.

[@gabbiesmeemee]

I'm a new quilter am can't get enough of Fons an porter, an you're videos. I had purchased some Elmer's craft bond. Will this work? My eyes are bad an us hard to read the tiny letting in the tubes. To me it would be easier to hold an apply. I have carpel tunnel syndrome so my hands aren't the greatest. any suggestions would be awesome

[@stitchwishes499]

You must use washable glue. The bottle will say washable on the front. It's often called washable school glue no matter what brand. A good quilt shop, online or local to you, will have this type of glue in bottles with fine tips so it's good to ask them.

[@miladorotea2338]

I’ll be glue basting a t shirt quilt. Also glue basting pieces that I have to sew a seam on the bias

[@athenaharris7328]

Mary, you are just so awesome. You're just cute!

[@rhondaschellin8878]

I'll use Elmer's glue stick on my points for perfect points! But it's going to be a game changer for drunkard's path!!

[@nancyhendersonnancy4911]

where can I but Glue to use for Quilting

[@NotGPsDrive]

Anywhere :)

[@claudiasmith6008]

Would you both be my new best friends?

[@kerranky]

I wonder what the equivalent in UK it's about £9 plus £8 shipping, it's totally not worth it.

[@Justsewsis40]

Omg .....that's all I have to say

[@kathygourley8567]

Hi Ladies--Elmer's School Glue is pure thick starch. I don't know the number of calories - - but yes, Mary you can eat it! I would add some flavoring☺

[@annainspain5176]

Wrong. "Elmer's glue in the US, or PVA glue) is an aliphatic rubbery synthetic polymer with the formula (C4H6O2)n." I don't think anyone should eat a rubbery synthetic polymer.