I have the halo and don't use it. The important thing is to puddle your quilt on your lap and NOT have any of it falling down, off the table. I have a set in now with large table, but used to FMQ at my dining room table. With larger quilts, I would rig up all kind of things to keep the part I was quilting from moving via gravity. I would use chair backs and even the ironing board. As long as you don't have pulling, you use your gloved hands as your halo.