Before we moved to an apt. I used my DR table with all the leaves in it, and I would center the quilt on the table, then I would smooth all 3 layers and pin baste, but rolling the quilt up as I pin basted. Now that we have "downsized", space is at a premium, and sometimes I get together with my girl friend and we use the dining tables in the basement of my church where we can spread out and I can sit and do the pin basting. My bad back and arthritic knees do not allow me to stand for any length of time. I'm thinking of asking "Santa" for the folding table in JoAnn's, as it would fold up into a small space.