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@Sara-S we have all sewn at least one pucker on our quilting journey.
I don't like basting spray. It can be a mess, should only be used outside and with a respirator on. Read the safety data sheets and you won't want to use them on quilts. They are however dandy on table runners and placemats. Nice to not need pins on the smaller scale.
I haven't tried pool noodles but every spring I pick up a few and they are handy. Great cut to length and put inside your boots to keep them from flopping about. They come in 2 diameters, I'd get the fatter one for bed quilt size, smaller for throws. Get the smaller at Dollar Tree. I don't like the quilting gloves. They are all nylon, I'm allergic, so I feel like I'm suffocating with them on. I did better finding some gardening gripper gloves.
Another thing that I do is press really well beforehand. My seams have no give left in them, they are very flat so less fabric to give under the presser foot.