pam7858

I like the Sharon Schaumbers method. Found ,olding on sale at Home Depot. Think I spent like $4, it works so well. I use safety pins to baste. I have MS and find it easier.

jamsbuying

I use my long cutting table, binder clips and school glue with good results. Having a harder time using binder clips with my hand problems.

EmiliasNana

I use a ping pong table and a method similar to Sharon Schamber. I lay my batting on the table, then my backing - right sides up. Then I use the board to roll the backing half way up. Spray the batting with a temporary adhesive and carefully unroll the backing. Repeat on the other side. Trim the batting even with the backing and turn so the batting is on top, backing on the bottom. Carefully lay out and center the top-right sides up. Roll on the board half way, spray, unroll and repeat on the opposite side. I never have wrinkles and can do a quilt very quickly this way. My DH very kindly cut me different lengths of MDF at 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 feet at about 3-4 inches wide with a nail hole on one end. They hang vertically off a stud in the basement.

citruscountyquilter

I use washable school glue to baste my quilts. By doing this I lay down the bat first and then the back over that. Fold back the back half way and squiggle the glue around on the batting. All you need is a thin stream in a zig zag pattern for it to hold. I then smooth my back over the bat. I put the glue on the batting for two reasons: first so it doesn't soak through the fabric onto my surface and secondly it is heavier than the fabric so it doesn't move around and wrinkle like fabric does as you're working with it.
I let the glued area sit for a bit and then move the whole thing to another area that needs gluing, fold the back back, glue the batting and smooth the back over it. When this is completely dry I flip it over and do the same for the front of the quilt. I never have any puckers or wrinkles this way.

I had to piece a back recently with a contrasting fabric since I didn't have enough of the fabric I had planned for the backing. I wanted it to be perfectly straight with the front as it would show up once I quilted it if the pieced part seam line was not straight. I sandwiched the back on like above and then taped straws along along the seam line with some painters tape. The straws created a hump so I could feel where the seam line was when I flipped the back/batting over and then lined my top up with that straight. It worked wonderfully and when I quilted the quilt the straight line quilting lines lined up perfectly distance wise from the pieced part. A trick I learned somewhere but can't remember where but thought I'd pass it along.

solstice3

i have basted. Pinned. Sprayed and pinned. Pinned and basted. So far basting or pinned then basted has worked the best.

Nammie to 7

I use the island in my kitchen --but I only do twin or smaller. The bigger ones I send to a long armer. I also tape the backing down, then lay the batting, then the top and pin baste. Before closing all the pins I check the back to see if I have obvious tucks or folds. For me this is the least favorite of the tasks for a quilt. Will put it off forever!!

DonnaPBradshaw

I bought myself one of those tables that the sides fold down. The clips that I bought fit just perfect over the edge of the table. I see this table on sale a lot! Of course going to a church works great also.

http://www.joann.com/adjustable-home...Btable&start=2

Teddybear Lady

My church has some of those long white tables too. I think the next one I have to sandwich will be done on those tables.

Teddybear Lady

I did my first two on the floor. My knees have balked at that so now I lay the layers on my bed. I take everything off but the mattress cover. Then I use a little spray baste. It's been working but I think the next one I will take to church to the fellowship hall and use our long white tables.

carolynjo

I have hung the sandwich from a rod hung in the garage to make sure it is hanging straight sometimes. Otherwise, I have two pieces of plywood about 4x feet x 6 feet and I have two ironing boards. I lay the boards on the ironing boards and stretch the quilt sandwich across the boards and use "C" clamps from the hardware store to hold the sandwich tight. Move it when you have basted the surface. I have not yet used glue but I have a quantity of it waiting to try.