Originally Posted by
sewbizgirl
When the day comes that I can't bend over the bed anymore, I may take my quilts to the church hall and put two or three long tables together and sandwich that way, standing up.
I do layouts on a bed and raise it insanely high with cheap bed risers from Bed, Bath, Beyond. I have the 7" ones and then use some wood blocks beyond that. Not the most stable arrangement if you need to get up onto the edge of the bed, but it allows me to reach straight across without bending. Sort of like "the princess and the pea." My cutting table, where I baste, is similar.
I damaged a disc once, basting for a few hours with just a modest bend, and lost months to it. I never saw it coming.
hugs,
Charlotte