I have been where you are. The big change for me was to use Hobbs fusible 80/20 quilt batt. I have also picked up the 505 spray basting to try. I know that a lot of people like pin basting or thread basting but it did not work for me. No matter how many pins I put in, the quilt looked great until I flipped it over. Whatever method you decide to use to fuse the sandwich together, fusing makes all the difference!