Originally Posted by
Lynnie25
I do all my cutting on the kitchen counter too, it is just the right height and my big cutting mat fits perfectly on it. I also have my sewing machine permanently set up in the dining room right alongside my kitchen counter so have the perfect set up.
Hi Lynnie in Australia! I'm Lynn in VT - USA, and I also use the kitchen counter. We renovated our kitchen 10 years ago and I designed in a double-width peninsula counter at 36" high that just fits large cutting mat. Son-in-law builder wanted to put a post in the middle of it to support upper cabinets, but I insisted it had to be entirely open. He used extra strong install to hold cupboards to the wall and soffit instead. I love my setup, though have to do a cleanup when I go to use it. Sometimes when laying out the "sandwich" I go to local quilt shop where they let me use their big tables. So nice to have shop just a mile away that fills all my quilty needs!