I use my cutting ta le aand lage binder clips. Start in the center and work your out on all sides eguillidastantly as you go,

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I have access to old wooden quilt frames used to quilt "bee" style. It takes two people to put the quilt on the frame, but then it is easy to baste or pin a nice taut quilt. These frames come up for sale quite often for a reasonable price.

If you have a friend with a no-baste frame, you can use that frame to baste your sandwich and remove it for your quilting. Or if you know someone with a longarm, they can baste it for you.

I saw once where a lady took a large wall, covered it with newspaper to catch the spray when she spray basted. Several years ago, my daughter moved out and left her boxsprings up against the wall in the spare room. Made a fantastic place to pin my quilts too, rather as I was making them for a design wall or preparing them for quilting.

I want to thank all of you for a big grin I have. So very glad to know I am way not alone in not being able to get on knees. Getting old is NOT for the weak. Have a good day and keep on quilting.

Our church has big tables which people in Guild or others can use when they need. It works really well, and they don't mind letting people use them.
Mariah

Thanks for posting this! One of the commenters stated that after seeing the video she went to Home Depot and bought pipe insulation and electrical conduit for $11 to do this with. My mother-in-law has an old dining room table that's very long that I can use to do this! Heading to Lowe's this week to get some myself! Thanks again! ☺

Donna

These posts are great! I'd heard about the pool noodles, but the video really help show how to unroll them to achieve the desired goal.

My back & knees didn't get the memo that I'm only 38 & pinning on the floor is a multi-day process for me because I need breaks. At my old apartment, I had room for a design wall. I used 2 pieces of particle board that together were the size of my Queen bed & would set them on top of the bed, duck tape them together & use that. The only difficulty was starting in the middle. I like the idea of just taping everything upright, but I'm not sure my knees could handle the squatting. Would be perfect for my smaller quilts, though. ;)

I don't do sandwiching this way because I can't kneel on the floor (knees too bad even for knee pads). But that marble under the backing is an absolutely BRILLIANT idea! And would work on a table, as well. Trying to lift up on the sandwich enough to get a pin in or baste it is frustrating in the extreme and the marble would solve all that.

Great idea, Tartan!

An adjustable ironing board with a board of plywood about 4 x 6 on top works well too. Start in the middle of the quilt sandwich and then work out on first one side and then the other. It beats getting on the floor and not being able to get up again.