You can also use pvc pipe to all cut the same size to fit into the legs on the folding table. I think it is more of a custom fit so that you can get it the correct height for your body. I have also used a closeline, hung really high, and then pin it with clothes pins to the line. Personally I really don't like that as well, simply because your quilt will move every time you try to pin it. There are some really great ideas on this post. You can see that there are so many ways to do this that many come out beautifully. The portable tables seem to me the best route. Whether you use them at the library, or church, (or foreign legion hall, or party house in apartments) find what will work for you.