Zyngawf

I normally pin the back to carpet and sandwich and pin it. this works really well, but do any of you do this another way? I only have one large enough room with carpet and it isn't going to be available for a while. Can it be done someway on a floor with nothing to pin the back to?

cashs_mom

Tape the back to the hard flooring?

quiltingcandy

I spray baste my quilts in sections on a table. I have a long cutting table so it is usually done in fourths. I don't make quilts larger than a queen.

sewingsuz

I have 4 tables that my HB puts up for me either on the patio or in the garage and they are not all the same height so we put something under the legs to adjust that. Then I tape the the back down the best I can and use spray baste or glue and put it all together that way. Some times the back still gets some ripples in it and I turn it over and try to smooth it out. This is the part of quilting I don't care for.

Tartan

You can pin on the floor but it can scratch up the floor. You use masking tape and stick the backing to the floor. Put a pin through the masking tape and the backing edge to secure it as you stick it down. The tape generally sticks well to linoleum but not to the fabric very well. Place a marble under the backing and you move it around as you pin so you have a bit of clearance off the floor so you can work the pins. Smooth out the batt and top and pin every 4 inches or so.
P.S. Wear a pair of knee pads or use a garden foam to kneel on.

Cari-in-Oly

I tape my backing to the wall, then tape the batting to the wall. Then I put my top on the batting, it will stick to the batting like a design wall. Then pin it. It's a lot easier to pin it when it's on the wall than it is when it's on the floor.

Cari

paoberle

Tape the backing to the floor, but before you tape put a large cutting mat underneath so that you will not damage your floor. You can slide the mat around as you pin.

regm

If I worked on the floor, I couldn't get up. Thankfully, one of my quilt groups meets at a library and we have use of a meeting room with tables we can push together.

QuiltMom2

Due to aging process, if I try to baste on floor I may not ever get up again!! My church has several large tables set up in one of the meeting rooms and I sneak over there when I need to sandwich something. Why do I sneak? People just love to talk to me and I just love to talk back!! (which is why I sometimes don't get anything accomplished)

YC Quilter

I use Sharon Schamber's two board method of basting a quilt. I haven't had any problems with puckering on the back and I can do it on the dining room table. I put my cutting mat under the quilt so the needle doesn't scratch the table. Works well for baby quilts or large lap quilts which are the biggest ones I make usually.