Originally Posted by
tate_elliott
I'm surprised no one mentioned glue basting. You use WASHABLE school glue to form your quilt sandwich. Most people use Elmer's brand. You can find many threads on here about glue basting. But you must be sure to use WASHABLE glue, it'll say so right on the label.
Tate
Most likely because the OP is hand quilting. Glue basting has the possiblity of making hand quilting a downright miserable experience IMHO. Especially if the school glue isn't dilute enough or makes a hard spot. Machine quilting you don't notice the drag it will put on a needle but you will sure notice it hand quilting or worse you will hit a spot of glue and not be able to get the needle through it. I would not consider glue basting when hand quilting. Much better off basting with safety pins or needle and thread for hand quilting. I would even be hesitant to use the spray stuff.
To the OP, after basting, you may also want to try using a lap hoop to hold your layers stable for you while quilting. Many handquilters can quilt easily without one, but I can't.