QultingaddictUK

I should have explained, as we meet in a Village Hall with lots of tables there is no problem with space, what I was asking is do you layer it differently? For example, instead of putting a backing or quilt top down first do you put the wadding down first, layer one piece, i.e. the backing turn it over and do the other side thereby not getting gummed up, hopefully!

Tartan

I use my basement floor and wear knee pads for ironing Hobbs 80/20 fusible quilt batt. If you have tables big enough and the quilts were smaller, it would be easier. You would need to protect the table top as you will be using a hot iron. You lay the backing down first, quilt batt(wadding) and smooth it out and smooth the quilt top on top. Working from the middle, iron outward until the top is all fused. I use safety pins around the edge before flipping it over to iron the back in the same manner.
I like ironing the back last so that it is ironed perfectly with now wrinkles. I sometimes have to peel up the edges and re- iron if the back advances a little as I iron.

nativetexan

yep, what Tartan said. except I do it on a table.

HMK

Madchef... here's a good tutorial that shows how to use the Elmers Washable Glue to baste a quilt.... HMK

http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...e-t208057.html

Scraplady

I too have issues with the aerosol sprays, and have used a lot of fusibles, mostly Hobbs 80/20, and some on large quilts. I haven't done one in a while, but here is how I always did it on the carpeted floor:

My backing would be oversized and I pinned right thru the carpet into the pad with long T-pins, making it nice and smooth without over-stretching. Then I centered the batting on top of it and pinned that down too. (If the batting was fresh out of the pkg I would sometimes mist it with water at this point, just enough to help it relax.) Last the top went on and got pinned all around also. I would then put on some relaxing music and sit down in the middle of the quilt and start pressing from the center out in all directions. A large quilt could take a chunk, but it was easier on my hands than safety pins. Having the backing oversized ensured my iron never came in contact with the synthetic carpet. After the top was pressed, I unpinned, flipped it over and pressed the other side.

I can no longer do this because we now have hardwood floors. I do it on a 4' X 8' sheet of plywood on top of my dining table and have to do it in sections. Even with the batting in between, I would be afraid to iron on a plastic or laminate tabletop, hence the plywood.

Having said all that, I am becoming a washable school glue convert and have even been experimenting with the home brewed glue recipe posted here by Mrs. Beasley and Carslo. I have a couple fusibles left in my stash but don't know if I'll be buying any more.