Before La Pass started, I was determined to thread baste. That is the way I am basting the Half Hexie Star project and it was what I knew. I was also concerned about putting glue on my fabric.
The BOM came with glue. I wasn’t worried since I have a lot of thread suitable for basting. I read through the posts on the Pink Door private group and some people talked about thread basting. I watched various videos on EPP that were recommended and they all talked about glue basting. This was so puzzling to me. Weren’t people worried about the glue on the fabric?
I ended up using the glue and I like it. It is faster and time is of the essence with this project. As you have noticed, the BOMs keep coming and I want to keep up.
For the first time, I noticed the differences in basting as I got into the process at Sew Day. As I mentioned, I did a little bit of work on the Half Hexie project while I was waiting for the month 7 installment of La Pass. For the Half Hexie Star project, I am thread basting. For La Pass, I am glue basting. What I noticed is that I like the tightness of the glue basting.
I have used the Half Hexie pieces over and over. I am not sure I could do that if they were glue basted. I haven’t taken out the papers from the La Pass project yet.
I didn’t think it would make much of a difference, but it really does. It can be difficult to get the needle into the edge, but I really like the way the pieces come together.
This makes me wonder if I should start glue basting for the Half Hexie Star project? I don’t know. Maybe I’ll try it. Do you have any experience?
I definitely do prefer glue basting. I used Elmer’s glue sticks when I did my hexagon quilt as well as thread basting. The glue basting seemed more accurate and did not slip. I did not like picking the papers out as the glue would hold them in place but I got the hang of it after a while. I think part of my problem could have been too much glue, in some cases. I also use glue basting in my appliqué work.
One thing I keep near by when working on these is one of those plastic brush pens…the ones that hold a bit of water and have a brush tip. I could dampen an area if it needed fixing.
BTW, I have a couple dozen glue sticks in my freezers. They are supposed to last longer that way. So far that has been mixed as some of the glue sticks are gloppy glue sticks. hahahaha
I had some trouble with Elmer’s glue recently. I took it out to use and it was super gloopy and sticky. UGH! For La Pass, I am using Sewline glue pens. The refills are part of the project and the pen format works well in my hand. I don’t remember the freezer trick, but see.
I wonder if you switched to glue basting if the slight difference in tightness would affect how the stitch-basted ones fit when sewn all together. Like, maybe they wouldn’t quite match up in size/shape? But maybe it wouldn’t be enough to matter.
That is what I am wondering as well. There is some play for both when the papers are removed, so switching methods might not matter.