I use these clips all the time. You can buy them in the dollar store, a whole lot cheaper than the quilting shops. Not as good a quality, but they do the trick. Or you can get them on sale at CVS or Walgreens. Another idea.....Dh made me a design board out of insulation sheets bought at Home Depot. Only a few bucks. He glued 2 of the 4x8 sheets together side by side. Don't know what kind of glue, but it's industrial. I have it covered with the Fons and Porter design wall, but you can use a vinyl tablecloth with a flannel backing or flannel fabric. It's sew lightweight, I can move it anywhere. And all you do is pin the quilt to the board. I also use it to sandwich the quilt, batting and backing together. Just pin the backing to the board, lightly spray with temp adhesive, then spray again and attach the quilt top. There are fewer wrinkles when the weight of the pieces are hanging down. I don't have a table large enough to lay the pieces out.