I made me one of those, it sits to the right of my sewing chair, love to iron my blocks there, when I get one done. Handy for laying strips in order to sew them, or block pieces ...Sometimes, my pins, scissors, or seam ripper lay there. Just really handy. I love it...I put a layer of foil, 3 layers of batting, and then covered with fabric with elastic around the edges to hold it on, can take it off to laundry or etc. I used it a lot doing my log cabin quilt that I just finished up. Got my wooden tv tray at Walmart. When not using it, it folds up and stands at the end of my treadle singer out of the way...