I have a huge cutting table my husband made out of a full sheet of marine plywood, sometimes at least half of it will look like that. I try to keep the other half for cutting, ironing and peicing when needed. From time to time I will go clean it off and stack things nicely on one end or put the other stuff away where it is suppose to be.
Seems to me that is the cutting table of somene who is not just stashing fabric but using it.