I hand quilt and have floor frames by Vonda. I do not have to pre-baste. I put the backing on the frames, spread the batting, then lay the quilt top on smoothing it out. Then I use straight pins to baste it in place. Very easy, and I can set up a full size quilt in less than an hour. If you hand quilt and have the room, check our Vonda's quilt frames. I think I found them on the web, but maybe on you tube. Can't remember. But I love these frames.
At quilt class, we pushed two rectangular tables together and laid out the backing, batting and quilt top. The teacher had us baste with safety pins. I think that is mainly done for those who machine quilt, but it was kind of nice for storing the sandwich until I could get it on my frames.