wow.. I have such little space and never attempt the large quilts. but do use the quilt safty pins and often reset them as I quilt.

painters tape.. I LOVE that !!

good luck

Rug
 

I took Neese's advice and bought an area rug from Home Depot. I just spread it over my bed and it works great for pin basting. I don't have a lot of room, and also am up there in age. It's hard for me to get down on the floor, so this works great for me. Thanks Neese😀

I use the big tables at our church. (I'm also employed there.) You could contact the church office and ask if they have a meeting room or fellowship hall that you could use for an hour or so during their regular hours.
Speaking as a church secretary - we'd be just fine with that! =)
I've never been comfortable basting on a floor/carpet. I've been using the table at our church even before I worked there. =)

Good Luck!
Donna Mc

I've been usng this technique for a couple years now https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...ature=youtu.be It's easy and works for all size quilts.

Check out this wonderful quilter's video on how she quilts on her boat. She has the first video on Oct. 18, 2020 & the second one on Oct. 21, 2020. (scroll down a bit on the blog). I think she had another one or two but can't find them right now. Some of what she does may help you & if not, it's sure interesting viewing.

http://myquiltodyssey.blogspot.com/s...&max-results=7

In my old home that I have not been gone from for more than 20 years, I use to use my kitchen table. the house was small and I could put a leaf in the table to make it a bit bigger and would pin that way. It was a challenge but I was able to be successful every time. Just a thought.

I use pool noodles from the dollar store to baste mine. You can use pins, glue, spray adhesive, whichever you prefer. I have used this method for quilts as small as a wall hanging, up to a queen size quilt. You just need to adjust the size of your noodles. I connect the noodles with sections of PVC pipe and duct tape to get longer noodles, then just take apart for storage. I generally use a fold up 6 ft table and can work sitting down in my rolling chair.
I also have a wide board on my ironing board and am able to baste throw size quilts on my ironing board.
There is a good bit of info online about this method, just do a search "pool noodle basting".
Here is a video that explains how to do this method.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpmWfZdxGSI

I fold out one of those cardboard lined boards that you get from JoAnnes that is used for cutting patterns. I stick pins into the back along the edges to stabilize the backing and then it is really easy to pin a quilt without ruining your table I have basted several queen sized quilts that way. You also don't have to bend over very far or scoot along the floor.

I have a 6 foot "cafeteria" table that I would store in garage until I needed to sandwich a quilt. Use, then fold up the legs and store again. Thankfully, I am currently working on converting the garage into a workroom! Right now it has no A/C, and gets too warm to work for very long here in south Texas.

I like that video about the pool noodles that Murphy posted. I've heard of that method but never taken time to study how it's done. I think I'll try that for my next quilt as I can't get down on the floor anymore for basting my tops. Thanks!!!