Sandwiching a Quilt For Quilting

The term Quilting is very broadly used but the word Quilt is the process by which stitching (machine or by hand) is placed through all 3 layers... The 3 layers being the pieced top, the batting, and the backing... Putting these 3 layers together is known a 'sandwiching'...

First you put the backing down in a flat surface... It is slightly larger then your pieced top to take into account any shifting that may occur during the quilting process...

The batting goes onto of the backing and is slightly larger then it again to take account shifting that may occur...
Next is the top....

The final step is pining the 3 layers together so everything doesn't come part while you are quilting...