HOW ABOUT USING A BASTING FRAME.. WORKS FOR ME... If I have a basement or garage I hang it by four corners from the ceiling, so I can walk around it ... (secure the corners by drilling a hole and use wing nuts), by ropes. when I Am finished I wind the rope around the corners, to the ceiling If not ,I put it on tops of four chairs, and use c clamps for the corners. I staple a piece of muslin on all four boards and pin back and batting to it TAUNT on the edges, then i repin the top on ,starting in the middle. Oh Yes I staple a 120 in tape measure on the boards (2x2) to be sure the quilet is centered...Hope this helps.
/ AN OLD QUILTER