knlsmith

Before i got my longarm, i spray basted and it is definitely a lot easier than pinning.

Also, a longarmer can baste your quilts for you. Depending on size, the cost usually starts around $20.

barny

I have set up a deal with 2 plastic sawhorses and a sheet of plywood. Over that I bought a big enough piece of fabric backed vinyl and covered the plywood. Works for quilting and painting[which I also do].

skrucker

I just spray basted a quilt on the wall. It worked wonderfully!!! I will never do it any other way!

sewingladydi

I agree-this is the best method. Spray basting is my 2nd choice.

QuiltnLady1

I spray baste the smaller quilts on the wall. For larger ones I prefer tables.

mpspeedy

I am lucky enough to have a ping pong table. For a large quilt I just take the net off and spread my layers out. I safety pin baste. If it is a bed size quilt I roll my office chair up to the edge and start basting. I then roll the basted sections until it gets to balky to reach over and then I rotate the sandwhich to facilitate reaching the other side. I have done king size quilts this way. You can also drape the layers over your cutting or ironing set up if it is wide enough and work the same way. Even when I could get down on the floor I never did.

GemState

I have a wall prepared in the garage so I can spray baste a quilt. The main problem is the overspray which goes on the floor. I have put down newspaper, a sheet etc, but the overspray gets on that and my feet stick to it! Anyone else have this problem.........or a good solution?

azwendyg

I cannot tolerate getting on my knees to baste either... I did a tute awhile back showing my adaptation of Sharon Schamber's method of basting a quilt sandwich. This method also works great for spray-basting which is what I have been using most recently. http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...mq-t91013.html