I Hate Basting  
  I hate basting - so the obvious solution for me was to try something different. So, when I came across a can of "Sullivans" spray-baste in the USA I thought "OK, I'll buy it, it's expensive at $12 a can but I'll try it."

When I returned home I immediately knew I had something to have a go at. So I quickly read the instructions…
After some trial and error……….\Here's how I do it.

Check and double check that the quilt top is slightly smaller than wadding and backing fabric.

1. Lay out your backing fabric, right side down, on a flat surface.
· Put newspaper down underneath the outer edges,
· Tape down with masking tape, even if on a carpet (pins can get very sticky and are not nice to handle afterwards), if outside use stones.
2. Roll the wadding, like a Swiss roll, into a tube
3. Roll the quilt top, face up, also into a Swiss roll tube, with the bottom edge of the quilt. Make sure the outside of the roll is the underneath part of the quilt top.
4. Lightly spray across the first 12"/30cm or so of the backing fabric then lay the edge of the wadding Swiss roll on and gently smooth into place. If it wrinkles it doesn't matter, simply lift it up and lay it back down again. When you are satisfied that it is in the correct place you can spray the next band across, again spraying about 12"/30cm at a time. You will get more confident as you go

When the wadding is all flattened out you are ready to repeat the procedure with your quilt top.

If you have pieces of wadding to join - no need to sew them together, they will just stick down. This saves lots of time.

The sandwich is now ready to quilt - the spray will not clog up either the machine or hand-quilting needles. The handle of the quilt is not affected at all by the glue and, although I usually wash my quilts after I have quilted them it is not necessary, although I suppose no one knows the long-term effect the glue will have on the fabrics. Mine all still look fine four years on, I will report any changes if they occur in the future.

Incidentally, the spray-baste will still hold together, even after 18 months of a "quilt sandwich" being together and unquilted, I have found :-/