Originally Posted by LaurieE

There are 2 parts to the mat - 1 part goes under the sewing machine and the 2nd part hangs down where you can put your scissors, etc.

When I was speaking about the mat going under the table legs, I was speaking about a non-FW sewing machine that has a separate extension table while sewing.

For example, I have a 1973 Viking 6430 that has a separate table that attaches to the machine that extends my sewing area. This applies to machines that sit on top of a table, not ones fitted inside a cabinet.

If I put the mat under my Viking, like I do under the FW, the mat isn't wide enough to go under both the sewing machine and the legs of the extension table. This creates a situation where the body of the sewing machine has been raised by 1/8" - 1/4". That leaves nothing under the extension table legs but air and nothing to support that extension table.