Originally Posted by
katier825
I would love to do the foam board thing, but I am having trouble finding what I want locally. All I can find around here is full 4'x8'sheets. I would need 2 sheets, (1) 2" and (2) 3/4" sheets. It would be about $40 to make - more than I care to spend. Lowe's has 2'x4' sheets online, but those particular items they won't ship to store and will only deliver via truck. I'm sure that would be costly. I've even investigated other types of foam, from upholstery foam to floral foam, but they are all too expensive. The only thing cheaper is regular styrofoam, but I don't want those little bits all over the place. Any other ideas?
The foam sheets I used were sold at Lowe's a few years ago as insulation material. They were 2 ft x 4 ft and 1 inch thick. But they are just white styrofoam...when you cut into them you see all the tiny little balls! But once you cover all the raw edges with duct tape and cover the top surface(s) with oilcloth or vinyl, you won't have little bits or little balls to deal with. I posted pictures of mine and how I covered it at this link:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/mission...e-t171975.html
There's another post called "Update to my version of the foam quilting table."
I had the same issue with trying to quilt on the acrylic table...kept getting caught on the corners of the table even though they are rounded.
I like the idea of the custom-made plywood extension but I would find that hard to lift out of the way to get to my bobbin or to be able to use the free arm on my machine.
AnitaSt