Great ideas everyone. I will talk to hubby and see what he is willing to do.
MTS...must have had a DUH moment because that would work. Now I am thinking...my Elna machine has that detachable extension table that you can remove. That way I have that thin area to sew sleeves or rounded areas. Then in the front of that is a drop down storage compartment. This is going to take some more thought before I have him do something I don't like. Then he gets mad at me. But he gets over it quickly. :)