Bev, like you, I've found I'm just too old to use the floor..my back and knees just can't handle it for the length of time it takes..so, I clear out the kitchen. I've made a cardboard cover for our kitchen table from a box. I've taped toothpicks to the center of the cover on each end and on the sides. So I lay the cover on the table, lay the back over it , center and smooth it and then I use those big Binder clips to pull the back really tight over the edges of the table. Then I lay on the batting, smooth..then the top..center and smooth it. Then begins the pinning. I use a grapefruit spoon close. Good luck...I have to start this process in the next few days with a big girl too..its my least favorite part. :(