yel

i got one of those plastic tables that the top folds in half.......bog lots for about 1/2 the price of office depot

joysewer

I use my dining room table, lay one of the cardboard cutting mats on it and clip the backing to the cardboard with spring type clothespins.

Nammie to 7

There are so many good ideas here. A friend and I went to her place of work after hours, set up the tables in the training room and pinned two quilts. I've also used the island in the kitchen - though that isn't quite as handy - the quilt has to be moved a lot. Where there is a will there is a way!

Dyan

I use a ping pong table, that my son wanted to sell, I told him NO, I use it to lay out quilts. When it was in my garage, I would put it in the drive way on a nice day, now I have it in my finished basement family room, that we don't use anymore since the kids have grown up.

Grace MooreLinker

I have 2 of these tables that I set up side by side, to sandwich my quilts on, using big clamps. works great.

callen

I use folding tables that I purchased from canadian tire (walmart may have some too). They are portable & are 30" x 6feet. Ihave 3 of them & most ot the time I only need 2. They cost about $50.00 each but check when they are on sale. I also use clamps & masking tape to hold my layers while I wort on them.

QuiltinMama

My recommendation is also to get some bed risers for your table... this will help your back alot!! Also using masking tape to hold your quilt in position... smooth using yardstick .... I understand the floor situation more than you know !!
If this does not work... think outside the box... VFW, Community centers, school lunchrooms and libraries love quilters and do not mind us using their tables...always ask first you would be surprised how much people love watching us work on our quilts..
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quiltimama

Marge611

Thanks EasyPeezy especially for the video. I found it most helpful and can't wait to try it. Glad this question was brought up. After all the hard work of piecing a quilt I would hate to ruin it at this point with the sandwiching.

citruscountyquilter

When I use my dining room table I use a cutting board (the kind that is cardboard and folds up and is about 3X6 feet when open) on top of it. That not only protects the top of my table but also gives me something to clip my quit to. I use bulldog clips that I get at an office supply store. I lay my quilt back wrong side up on the cutting board and clip it to the edges of the cutting board so it doesn't move. I then put the quilt bat on and follow that with the quilt top. I reclip the sandwiched quilt using the bulldog clips to the cutting board and then start pinning. Since I can't fit my entire quilt usually on the table I do it in sections but the bulldog clips keep everything together while I'm working on it. I never have any puckers or wrinkles on the back using this method.

RGAY

I have used this method for a small wall hanging to check it out and it is so easy! No wrinkles, and I was free to (hand) quilt anywhere - not restricted to starting in the center! I intend to get longer boards for larger projects and put my painters tape back in the household toolbox!