What a memory with your user name Mimmy. Apparently that's what I called my mother when I began talking. It stuck with my dad as he called her Mimmy until he passed away when I was 46.
As to quilting, I use a pvc 14"hoop that I got at JoAnn's. Set up the card table to prop the hoop between my lap and the table. I sit on the couch so the quilt is mostly on my lap and the sofa but supplies are on the table.