I spray baste. BUT Patricia here on the Chat upped the game even better. She uses the Sharon Schamber method of rolling the quilt on boards. BUT Pat does it one better. She rolls the batting and the backing first. And then bastes them as she unrolls. THEN she rolls the top and repeats the spray basting for the top. OMG.. I've used boards for a long time but NEVER for spray basting. I DID TWO just yesterday and only need myself. I DO USE Clamps to hold the "un-boarded" edge to hold it in place and keep some tension on the parts being basted. Sharon Schamber has a youtube tutorial that might help. Zo, it's really easy.