I was having the same problem after I broke my leg. I tried the bed and it was too hard to reach across. I bought one of the big cardboard fold out cutting boards from JoAnns and now I put it on my dining room table and extend it by adding a cheap card table I bought at Costco. Sometimes some of the quilt hangs off but it still works, as long as you pull it tight and secure it. You could also use plywood on saw horses and pull it tight with those great big black paperclips.