Originally Posted by
Queenbarbiej
You can try to baste it with washable elmers school glue then quilt it. Make sure you don't have large drops of glue. If you do have large drops o glue smooth them out first. Once you get it smoothed out dry it with a dry iron on cotton setting.
Very little shrinkage or shifting when basting with Elmer's Washable School Glue, the old fashioned white one only. There is no shifting while quilting. And very inexpensive.
What I do:
Lay batting down, place backing down, line up as perfectly as you can, take your time, fold half of the backing back, drizzle or spot with the Elmer's, smooth any blobs and lines with your finger. Press with hot iron to help dry the glue and get the backing smooth. Fold back the other half of the backing, repeat.
Flip over what you have done so the batting is face up. Repeat with the top. Take your time. I usually allow the glue to dry overnight, an over abundance of caution on my part. Quilt as usual, bind as usual. Wash, dry, gift.