The first quilt I made, (a queen size) my husband and I were living in a 587 SF, one-bedroom apt, with a dog and a cat. I had a Singer sewing machine table and my bed to use for quilting. Oh, I also had a top to a night table that I would take into the living room, put on the floor and use it to cut on. All of my quilt supplies were on top of the dog's crate, which was at the foot of our bed. When I finished the quilt, there was not enough floor space ANYWHERE to spread it out. I sent it to my daughter in Cuba, so I have never seen it opened up completely. My husband never complained that he had to wait for me to clear the bed so he could call it a night. He has since passed, but those were the happiest days of our marriage.