Before I got my longarm, I would take my quilts down to my quilt group meeting. We would push four or six folding tables together and tape the backing down to the top of the table with blue painter's tape all around the outside edge. Then the batting and top were put on and pin basted lightly and everyone pitched in to baste the quilt from the center out. There were always a few members small and spry enough to actually get up on the tables to do the center. It went very fast and they do it still. The backs, because they are taped very taut, lay absolutely wrinkle free.