Originally Posted by Bonbonary
Basting gun? Wow, I haven't heard about that. Does it work like the gun they put price tags on at the stores?
Yes. There was a rather expensive one available, but I bought the inexpensive one. It came with 500 tacks. (the refills are $5). It did jam up a few times, but it was nothing that wasn't easily fixed and still better than safety pinning. This one is $40 but the one I got was identical for $26 @ Joann and the 50% coupon made it $13.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/June-Tailo...eners/12461423
They sell plastic grids to lay your quilt on to tack it, but I used a cheap, pleated furnace filter like this:
http://shawnphickey.files.wordpress....01/pleat11.jpg
It was only 1" deep though.