toogie

This is also mostly the way I do it too except taping the backing only like you do. After I lay the batting smoothly I smooth out my pieced top. Then starting in the center I start pinning. It takes Lots of curved pins, but I smooth it all out as I go. When I start quilting I work the same way, starting in the center going outwards. I just finished a 90 x 100 and not even one pucker. I must say I was very pleased. Good luck and don't stress out, it takes all the fun out if you do.

nativetexan

I have two folding tables I put up and usually spray baste it. when using a temporary spray baste, spray it quickly across and then down and across. doing "rows" sort of. lightly. the spray will let you reposition the fabric if necessary.
or you can pin your quilt while it is on the table. some clip the edges, some do not. look at video's and take your time.

cashs_mom

I spray baste and have used this technique on my last quilts. It worked very well and no crawling around on the floor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPaI...ature=youtu.be

Moira in N.E. England

I quilt using a DSM - but my quilts are small. The biggest one I’ve made was a lap quilt. I have not mastered free-motion quilting yet - I usually Stitch-in-the-Ditch or a quarter inch from the ‘ditch’. I can also do wavey lines.

When I start quilting I roll the part of the ‘sandwich’ that is going to go through the well (is that the right name?) of the machine and clip or pin the ends of the roll to stop it unrolling. Then I work from the centre, sometimes from top to bottom, or centre to top then centre to bottom.

Don't tell the Quilting Police but every now and again I take the quilt away from the machine, spread it out on a table and check that there are no puckers or problems on the back. If there are I sort it before I continue.

When I prepare my sandwich I use safety pins. I will also use straight pins - the long ones with flat heads - and pin just the section or block I am working on as it goes through the machine. This does involve a lot of stopping and starting but it works for me.

Patricia Drew

Sharon Schamber's "board" method is my favorite! There are Youtube tutorials out there. You do it on a table, so no more floor work! Like everything else, the more you do it, the better (and faster) you get.

Irishrose2

I, too, use the Sharon Schambers board method, but I pin mine. I also roll my batting on a pool noodle so it is under control. I never have had a wrinkle as long as I take the time to get out a second table to make my DR table as wide as the quilt.

lblank42

Thanks, everyone, for great information! I'm watching the videos and I am definitely going out to buy some spray baste product.

audsgirl

This is how I do it, too. There's no way I could get down on my hands and knees to baste, even if I had the space. This is one reason I have so many tops and so few quilts. It's a long, tedious process. I use safety pins, because spraying is out of the question with my carpeted floors.

Leslie

Stitchnripper

please consider using Elmer’s washable school glue! Try it on a practice project. It is the easiest way I have found. I’ve tried everything but the board method. I don’t clip anything. I do it on my dining room table but any table will do.

audsgirl

Do you spread the glue over the whole quilt or just in certain areas? Also, do you dilute the glue at all? I've used Elmer's to attach a faux flange to a quilt, and for that I used it full strength. I've heard of people using a small foam paint roller to spread the glue on a whole quilt.
Thanks for your tip, Alyce!