Sewing faux baffles seems... very tedious. The mandatory seam allowance (however big it may be) also robs some width- up to several inches.
Has anyone tried using super glue instead of stitching? My line of thinking is that you can line the seam on one side of the quilt with a thin bead of superglue, then fold at the seam and press the two baffles together. I also don't think the seams need to be super load bearing to the point where a glue couldn't handle it... but I could be wrong.
Crude depiction:
First, you'd line one of the seams with a thin bead of a superglue:
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Next, you'd fold the two baffles against each other, sandwiching the glue bead. It's likely that you would need to put weight on the quilt and let it dry:
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After it's cured, the two baffle walls are now glued together. The size of the faux baffle would depend on how much glue you use... but I'm thinking a thin bead would result in a 0.25"-0.5" baffle?
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Before I waste a quilt, does anyone have any thoughts on why this wouldn't work? I'm thinking of just using normal CA glue. Is there another glue that could work better? Could even use basting tape for a trial run, I suppose...
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