Personally, I do not baste anymore. I used to lay the three layers on the floor, baste my heart out, and kill my back bending over for such long durations. I now lay all three layers as I want them, and use safety pins while making sure there are no puckers. If I have time, I'll put that quilt into the floor stand...if not, then I just roll it up tightly, and set it aside for quilting later. The glue thingy is a little out of my budget, so I have learned to improvise.