I agree that using pool noodles is life changing! I have bad knees and a bad back. It is impossible for me to get on the floor and baste. We travel a lot in a motorhome, and finding a spot that would let me baste a quilt was hard. Now I just need pretty much any sized table. I keep 6 pool noodles handy. Most of my quilts are lap sized and will fit on three noodles. For the bigger ones I put a piece of plastic pipe between them to make a longer noodle. DH measured the interior diameter of the noodle hole, and the pipe fits right inside. I have sandwiched 4 quilts in the last 6 weeks. One of those had been waiting for 3 years! I like piecing, and I like quilting, but I hated basting until now.