Originally Posted by
SusanErler
Before I got my frame, I used to thumbtack the backing to a wall, spray baste the majority of the batting and the top to it, and then take it down and do the remaining edges on a card table.
I used to use my wall to baste, too, except I still used pins and not spray glue. It actually works pretty well!
I still am experimenting and trying to find my favorite method; I do each quilt differently. Floor worked for awhile but we've recently rearranged furniture so that's not going to work anymore!
I saw a great technique I'm going to try on my next large quilt. Leah Day showed this at the end of one of her Craftsy classes. She takes 1" wide elastic and cuts it into lengths; folds the length in half and loops it around folding table legs - she sets up two folding tables side-by-side to make a big square. She then pins the elastic to the edges of the backing so it's pulled tight. Then smooth over the batting, then the top. Baste everything on top of the table then adjust the straps to finish any edges. Looks really easy...but we'll see!
I also just found out that a local sewing store opens up their classroom space to quilters to use to baste quilts. Just no spray basting, and you have to call ahead to make sure the space isn't already in use. They have tons of tables that can be scootched together to make a huge basting space. I'm going to have to try that, too.