This solution worked for me. When my kids were in college I bought them one of those little 3ft. ironingboards that have the four short legs underneath. They used in top of their bed or dresser when they wanted to iron something. (It came back home looking pretty unused, but whatever.) They also had this little cheep end table that was nothing but a 18" top with four little spindle legs. I set the table next to my sewing machine and straddled the ironing board over it. Perfect!!!Six years later, I am finally feeling as if I got my money's worth out of some of the things I got them to go off to school! I am going to have to look around and see what else they brought home and left here for me to "store"!!