When I was living in Lancaster, PA in the early 70's, I was given the name of an Amish woman who marked quilts for whole cloth quilting ( would you believe she only charged $5.00 for a full size top with the most beautiful feathers and crosshatching) :) :) . Anyway, when I went out to the farm to talk with her she had a frame on a pulley attached to the ceiling in her kitchen. She said she brought it down and tied it to chair backs when she wanted to quilt.