Here is a non recipe for the recipe book...My husband bought a 4 by 8 sheet of finished plywood. He cut the 8 foot length in half and attached them back together with piano hinges, think he used two or three hinges. When not in use it folds in half which makes it a four by four. I placed it on my kitchen table and covered it up with a table cloth. When I need a long table to put my quilt together I open the sheet of plywood (with the help of my husband) and I now have an 8 foot table. I also use it at the holidays. You can sit 10 to 12 people around the table, so it serves two purposes.
I does make your kitchen table an inch higher, when the plywood is folded and not in use, but sure comes in handy when I'm putting my quilt together, and at the holidays.
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