Can everyone share their way of layering the quilt for top stitching? My problem is that I lay the back down, the batting on top of that and the quilt top on top of that and starting at the bottom and one side, i start smoothing it all out and pinning and no matter how I do it...the back always puckers and folds and is uneven. I turn it over, and end up taking out the pins and smoothing it out again, and then the bottom half and still...turn it over and pin and that confounded back puckers again.

So, can y'all share your tricks of the trade on how you layer the quilt for pinning to do the top stitching and keep the back flat and smooth? I have heard about the spray glue, but there's no way my husband will let me spray that in the house, and I have no place outside I can move to. I have the large and smaller safety pins and they work great...if only I can make the back stay flat and smooth.

I also have only my large kitchen table to work on and the top is to thick to use those clip things to hold the backing to it. I have bad knees that prohibit me from working on the floor. This is the part I hate most about quilting!!!

Thanks for any suggestions!!!