Originally Posted by
helenquilt
My bed happens to be pretty high so I use it. I can pin the top and one side to the bedspread or to the mattress if it happens on wash day. I pin the lining all around the bed, add the batting then the top. Because the lining is straight with the mattress I start on that corner with the top. I pin with safety pins all the area I can reach from on side the move everything over to get the rest of the quilt up where I can finish pinning. Works great for me.
I like the sound of this! I've tried using the bed, as one of the few reasonable sized spaces in my house, but I'd never thought of pinning the backing to it. Duh. Clever. I'll give it a go, as getting a wrinkle-free backing is one of my biggest problems when sandwiching a quilt.