Thank you for your helpful replies. Nice to know other's have tried it successfully. I do worry about getting puckers, especially on the back. I didn't get that as tight as I would have liked it. In the past, I've been able to baste my quilts on a hard wood floor, but this one was too big, so I did it on a carpeted area. It didn't work so well. So maybe doing some hand quilting, which I'm very new to, would be better still? Will have think on it...I like the idea of working any extra fabric on top, into the quilting design; great idea!