All summer, my machine & frame are in an unfinished loft in our garage. l quilt there most mornings ( it gets too hot by noon). As the door gets openned/closed below when hubby gets out lawn tractor etc, l cover the entire rig ( including quilt-in -progress) with a thin plastic paint dropcloth from the $ store. l once had a bird get trapped up there...the plastic was a life saver!