Humbird,

Thank you so much for finding the link to Azwendyg's method of basting. My knees are getting worse and this will be a perfect method for basting.

It is amazing how one small comment can bring so much success . I will tr Sharon's method after I purchase two pieces of wood.

I love the board method, bookmarked the links. Thanks so much for sharing. Now i know why my few quilts were never squared, Will definitely try this message, cause getting on floor hurts my knees and back.

Not my favorite part of the process :(

Washable school glue is the way to go for me! fast, easy, cheap....what more could you ask for?

Me too! I love this method!

I'm with you girl! If my quilt can be spray basted, i will do that for a smallish quilt. My larger ones I either take over the pool table or use the Sharon Schamber method.

I wonder if foam noodles wouldn't work instead of boards? Anybody tried them? Long boards would be awfully heavy, and give my tendonitis fits.

Preprimed 1X4s are available at the home improvement stores and are not heavy at all. You can cut them down if you never plan on making a quilt anywhere near 96" wide. I use blue painter's tape to hold my back and top perfectly straight on the boards before I start rolling. You could use try using noodles if your quilt isn't any wider than the length of the noodle. I prefer the boards because they stay where I put them while I'm pinning the sandwich.

I never liked the sandwiching part of making a quilt. Finally tried spray basting and it has made an incredible difference. It's quick and effective. I no longer crawl around on the floor, use hundreds of pins or have wrinkles/tucks when I FMQ. I no longer dread the sandwiching process and will never do it any other way. I admit to being afraid of it initially but WOW...what a difference it has made for me!