I used my old dining room table, which was huge when I put in the leaves. It fit a twin size quilt beutifully, unfortunately, we a couldn't bring it with us when we moved to an apt. I do have the very large craft mat from JoAnn's which I put on my dining room table,but I need to put both leaves in to make the table larger, and it works fairly well. If I can, my girlfriend and I meet at my old church where we can use the large baquet tables in the basement, and with 2 people it goes fairly quickly. I need to do that again when she can free up some time for me. I also use a chair when I am pin basting the quilt, cutting fabric, laying out patterns,etc., as my back doesn't let me stand for long periods of time, but over the years I've adjusted to what my body tells me to do. If you can,invite a quilting friend for coffee - basting quilts would be easier and you can talk and baste at the same times,making it fun instead of a chore. Happy quilting.