A friend of mine and I went traveling to a sewing seminar and quilted along the way. Every night we set up a table took out our machines her on one side and me on the other side. We had a great time. Some of the other campers came to see what we were doing. The last day before the seminar started we sewed all day walking around the camp ground when we took a break. It was great fun. She was organized. She had her cutting mat under the mattress one cabinet over the main cabin to store her machine and supplies. Give it a try, she still