I spent Thursday trying to sandwich my bow tie quilt. Trying being the operative word here. I fought with it forever. I finally declared it good to go and quilted 4 lines. Then I spent Saturday night ripping it all out. Today I've reironed and restarched but have not tried to put it together again.

Everything was just too loose. I've got to get it all tighter somehow. I may break down and try spray basting even though I'm certain to baste myself to a wall or some such thing.

UGH!

Let me know how your sparay basting goes. I tried it once and NOTHING stuck! I ended up having to pin anyway. Luckily it was only a baby quilt. Good luck I know the frustration. :(

I stretch out my backing on the floor and tape it. Then I use 505 basting spray and lay down my batting (I use warm and natural). Sticks great!

Basting spray does not stick to poly batting for me.

Did you tape the backing down taut first? (I usually go use my friends kitchen floor, because it's big, and I tape it to the floor) I do that before I put down the batting and then the top. Then I pin.

The thought of attempting to lay out a quilt to quilt makes me shudder... that's why I hand it all to a long arm quilter.

I wish you luck.

I do like the others have suggested. I tape the backing to the floor. I have at times, taped the top to the floor, only because there were some little puckers in areas that wouldn't come out. I would tape the top down, pull it tight and those puckers seemed to disappear.
I'd spray the top, lay the batting (warm and natural), then spray that and lay the backing....or vice versa.
Make sure you shake the can. If your arm gets tired, give it to someone else to shake for a while. I don't use 505, can't remember the name I used, but it said to shake can for 10 min. Then spray at least 8 inches from fabric. Worked great for me.

Yes, that's what I do. I tried another kind of adhesive spray and it didn't work worth a hoot so I'll stick with the 505. I spray between layers.

Use to pin to carpet but back & knees hurt too bad. Bought some of those big clips from Home Depot last year & measure where center is & draw lines both ways on backing. Then do same for batting & top. Have an 8ft table that I lay backing out on & clip to table. Then add rest. Get center down & in right place & start smoothing out. Then I use safety pins & I baste to. It so far has worked ok. A king is a little trickey but the rest work out good.

Would you share what big clips your're referring to from Home Depot? My back and knees can't take the floor, either. Thank you.
Mary Ellen
FL

I use 505 spray and no pins and never have a problem. LOVE the 505 spray!