Willa

lol Yes you did! Thank you I'm marking this time!!!!!!!

sharoney

I started sandwiching mine on the wall in my (finished) garage. It works great! No wrinkles, puckers, and I don't have to crawl around on the floor.

Mona Lisa 2011

have you tried hanging it on the wall?

JanieH

These are great suggestions and timely - just getting to try doing my first queen-sized quilt myself.

CompulsiveQuilter

I have one tip if you still want to baste with pins instead of spray baste. When I kept pinning to the carpet also, I put my 18x24 cutting mat underneath the backing, where I was pinning and moved it around section by section. No more carpet!

OmaForFour

I have a small space for quilting also, the size of a card table, but I made it bigger by getting a large piece of plexiglass and putting that on top of it. Since the card type table has a place cut out for my machine to fit into, (a 1914 red eye), I placed the plexiglass OVER the base of my machine and cut out the place where the needle etc go through. I am very happy with the space and the plexiglass is thick enough (1/8 inch) that it doesn't bend. I think that you can get it in 1/4 inch also. I bought it at the True Value Hardware in my town. and paid about $23 for it.
Just thought this might help.

Michellesews

Send it it me, I'll quilt it for you!
Michelle

Ardell

Has anyone ever tried to sandwich by using an elongated
clothes line. I haven't tried it but overheard a conversation. Using clothes pins at the top, lay out the
backing with the batting and the top. Put ironing board
underneath the line to avoid getting dirty. Pin a few rows
and then move what you have pinned over the top and start
another row. I wouldn't do it this way but if I didn't have
anything else to work with I would try it.

lewisl

Pingpong table! What a great idea! I'm going to look for one at garage sales, thrift stores, etc. Plenty big and handy for storing. Thanks for the hint!

LL

ShirlinAZ

For large quilts I use Grandma's quilting frame. Pin the backing to the fabric-wrapped board and stretch them out using chairs for legs. Smooth the batting out, then the top. Roll 2 sides toward the center and start pinning in the center, unrolling the sides and smoothing as I go. Works great and I can do it in the living room or over the top of my bed or in the garage. When everything is pin basted together I take the quilt off the frame and go to my DSM to quilt. The frame is just 4 1x2 boards that lay along the wall under my bed when I'm not using them, and 4 large "C" clamps that store with my other tools.

Grandma used her frame to hold the quilt for hand quilting, but I don't have room to keep the frame set up for days on end. I love having it to use. Makes me feel like she and I are quilting together.