quiltingcandy

Here are pictures of my cutting table. Hope they come through, I have never tried to post pictures before.

1. is the side view
2. the first to set up
3. the opened up table that I use to layer my quilts
4. the front view with the mirror

Please ignore the mess around it.

bearisgray

That is AMAZING! Thank you for posting it.

Jean45

I bought a plain door and a pair of adjustable saw horses. It is a little investment but I use them a lot. The door I store behind my sofa. I have laid the door on my dining room table also. Put a blanket on the table and put the door on that. Works really well.

salederer

I use two folding banquet tables. Works great. I do tape the backing down.

solstice3

those 6 foot folding tables are awesome for such a project. Put 2 together use masking tape to hold backing in place while you sandwich and baste

Contrary Wife

I use this same table with a 2 inch pipe 18 inches long on each leg making the table higher. That way it is easier on my back.

Teri D

This is now my "go to" method for basting. I have 2 sets of boards: I got 2 ten ft. boards and cut them so one set is 4 ft. and the other is 6 ft. I've used this method for spray basting, glue basting, pin basting, and even for the thread basting as shown on the videos and it works for all of them. It took me a while to get the hang of the thread basting but it works great with the crochet thread that's fairly cheap. No more groveling around on the floor or taping stuff down or clamping. Try it!

Threads 77

I had my son put two folding tables together with the rigiid foam insultion board on top because I could no longer crawl around on the floor/I think the foam board would work on a dining table also. They come in 4x8 foot sheets and could be cut easily to any size. I used duct tape to put two together. I like the foam boadr especially because I can pin my backing onto the board which holds it nicely. The foam board is easily taken on and off and csn be store an upright poition. My back thanks me for using it.Mary M

EasyPeezy

Oh yes, definitely get some bed risers if the table is too low for you.

sailsablazin

I know that I have said this before.. I use Sharon Shamber's method of putting that quilt together...using my dining room table. I use 1 x 3's finished white trim boards so that they do not leach into the fabric. They were not expensive. Then I am not using my knees...nor killing my back. I baste the whole thing like Sharon teaches you to do on "you tube." Then I can move the quilt all over everywhere and "it ain't going anywhere." My present on is sitting on a rocking chair and get moved ALL of the time. This method works!!!