I am in the middle of making my first bed size quilt sandwich. (100 x 100) One friend says pin, no spray and another friend says she only sprays. With this big of an area wouldn't it be much easier if I can do a combination of both? If I spray down the edges it is much easier to pull the fabric taut. What are the down sides of the spray?

The smell and over spray mess.

Typically, if you want to do both, you spray baste first and then pin all around the edges.

The downside of spray for me is that it needs to be done in a well-ventilated area. That is hard to do when the weather is this cold!

I spray baste and pin. With all the pushing and pulling through my machine , I want to make sure it holds.

Even on small projects, I atleast pin around the edges after spraying. On a larger one, I would pin some in the center too. I would rather be overly cautious, than have to unsew due to puckering :D:D:D

I spray. Haven't made one that big yet (75x85 is my biggest), but I've never had any problems.

I have some of the June Taylor basting spray, used it, I think after using it, it is not nearly as tacky as 505. I pin very little, that is why now I have come to the conclusion the extra $'s for 505 is worth every penny. Sometimes I do not pin much, if at all.

I spray. Pin in areas thats needed. I also put newspaper under the edges so that if I happen to get crazy the extra doesn't get on the carpet any more than it already has.

I'm currently doing one that's 101x108. I did 3 things to keep it from moving on me. LOL I sprayed, then pinned the borders and did large hand basting on it. Didn't want this puppy to move on me during quilting. LOL

i baste..then move to a glass table top to guilt.i start in the center and work my way out...lovr hand quilting been doing it w/ my g' mq god rest het soul at 6y/o....