Oh, no! It's going to be too hard to rock that needle thru glue. I have a frame that I put mine on when I hand quilt so no basting is needed. Before I bought my frame I did hand baste the quilt . Like ManiacQilter2 says there are some cheap frames on the market. Look at the one made out of pvc, it seems to be quiet reasonable. I've never used spray baste before, but it seems it would have been the better of the two choices.