I only have 6 1/2-inches in the throat of my machine and it's only about 5 or so inches high inside there...so rolling was out for me. When I tried that it was like a log and so heavy...so I, also, puddle and only worry about the few inches under my hands as I FMQ.
If the quilt is any larger than a baby quilt, I spray baste about 1/2 of the quilt (or less depending on the size) into a sandwich and simply hand tack around the outside of the part that has no batting to keep it from flopping around...this way the quilt isn't so heavy. I quilt that part of the quilt ...add back some batting..quilt that part...etc. Makes the weight so much lighter and not so much under that throat.
I have a 23" x 60" table shoved up to my sewing table on my left. My sewing table is shoved up to a window with a small drop down to a ledge. This handles the weight of the quilt on my left and behind the machine. As for as that part that goes into my lap...I put it up on my chest and a little over my shoulder...this keeps it from dragging on my needle from the front and keeps it from hanging on the edge of my machine table as I feed it through.
This seems to be adequate for the time being.