I only have ever used 505 since finding it and I have no problems with it and I am a chronic asthmatic, safety pics put a great strain on my hands.

I do a lot of quilts for Project Linus and have had no problems with the basting spray, although I do wash them before donating them but I do that with all the quilts I get.

Her method is demonstrated on utube. I think this is the link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhwNylePFAA

I feel the same way. I have too many allergies to spray anything on my quilts - I am so allergic to fabreeze - that I can't stop coughing when I smell it - even if it is coming out of a dryer vent, while walking my dogs.

i only spray will never go back to pinning, sometimes i have been known to get a few tops done before winter comes then before it gets cold out i lay the tops out on the patio or in the yard and spray baste them , let them air out and bring them in to sew over the winter months

Start with the quilt centered on the boards. The ones I use are 6 ft long. When you have basted the center you can reposition to each end. You need to keep the fabric layers even on the ends where there is no board. I use my dining room table with leaves inserted and a plastic protector. There are, no doubt, other ways of doing dealing with large size but this worked for me.

I pin all my quilts unless I am handquilting then I hand baste it :-D :-D :-D

I use pins

I've done 2 quilts with spray basting but I'm going to use the boards on my next one. I think that spraying is great - but it is too easy to have the fabric move around. However, I have not left it overnight to dry so maybe that is my problem. The corners got a little loose. Otherwise it certainly was easy. And I don't smell anything on the quilts after quilting. I use the bernina BSR and free motion quilt myself. I love it.

I used the Sharon Schambers method of basting, and loved it. It was easier for me to keep my backing straight, no wrinkles or lumps. That is how I will do all my basting from now on.

Any place that carries lumber should have boards. Menards, Home Depot.. Most of the boards are 8 ft long but they will
cut them to the size you want, then I just lightly sanded the
ends to make them smooth. It will take some looking to find
the one that is the same on both edges, not sloped like for
molding. I looked on my own but suspect they would find it
for you.