Once I discovered basting spray, the world changed for me. No more crawling around on the floor with pins or hand-basting all over and then still getting wrinkly and pleated backs. I use my dining room table, lay out the backing, batting on top of that and then the front. I lift up layers from the corners and spray towards the middle of the quilt then pat it down. Haven't had a single pleat ever since.
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