Originally Posted by Shelley
Since no one mentioned it....You CAN go to your local longarm quilter and have her baste it for you! It's a real quick process for us, and it won't cost you much. Your quilt sandwich will be held securely and you won't have to deal with pins! When you are done quilting a section, just pull the threads. I use big stitches, and I make the tension loose so that the threads pull easy.
She mentioned in her first post that the longarm quilters in her area won't do basting. They must have more work than they want.