I cut sitting down all of the time. I used to have a coffee table that was the perfect height and width for me. How ever we moved and the coffee table didn't fit in the new house so I have been trying out different ways for some time. Now I am moving into my new quilt studio and I have a professional light table that also doubles as a cutting table as well as a counter height table that I can sit at.

I use my ironing board --- just lower it to the height needed.

I found a decent hi table that's about 38" tall with two hi chair intending to give DIL but she moved in with a friend so I kept it. It's perfect height and the 36" cutting mat fits just right on top. No more back ache for me! And I can sit to read patterns or if I have to, cut with scissor at it.

Bless you for the suggestion of using a coffee table. I have a granite top coffee table that I am going to try and use

I use my ironing board too but mostly because I have such limited space to work in. Just have to be careful; Which sometimes I am not so much...

I use my laptop computer table.

I don't have a coffee table so I'm really out of luck!

I finally got bed risers under my cutting table which has made it bearable to cut what ever I need to, after 6 back surgeries I am finding anyway I can to make either cutting, ironing or even sewing the least painful as I can. I use our very high king sized bed for sandwiching my quilts as it sits just high enough to reach my waist which makes it perfect for my mostly queen sized quilts. Here I have been thinking that I'm the only one that is in so much pain to make a quilt, I'm sorry to say there are many others with the same pains. I wish all your pains would go to me so your quilting would be easier for you all. God Bless you all my fellow "Quilters In Pain"

My thoughts exactly! I have to take lots of breaks when standing; don't know why I never thought to use the coffee table and sit down. Thanks for the suggestion!

I have been known to use my kitchen tops either standing , just right , or sitting on a bar stool slightly higher than normal. Just right.

i confess to being tempted to arrange things so i can do it all sitting down.
however, i keep my cutting and pressing surfaces separate from my sewing surface.
i always advise cutting while standing up if it's at all possible - even if the person can stand for only a few minutes at a time.
it's easier to measure and cut accurately.
and ... we spend so much time sitting while working on a quilt, we need to get up and move around from time to time.
it is not good for the spine, hips or knees to remain too long in the chair.

if a person truly has a physical disability that makes standing to cut impossible then there'd be an obvious requirement to find a way to cut sitting down. it would take planning, experimentation, and patience because it's extremely difficult (bordering on nearly impossible) to get an accurate measurement or cut while sitting.

if that person can set up a configuration that provides the proper line-of-sight for accurate measures ... and
if the configuration works in combination with the cutter's arm/hand/cutter position and reach to enable accurate cuts ... and
if that configuration also allows the person to maintain proper posture while cutting ... then the person can remain independent. otherwise, she'd have to limit herself to pre-cuts; pay somebody to do her cutting; or hope she can find somebody who will do her cutting for free or barter.

I do most of my cutting standing up at either my ironing board or a raised table.

My DH made "platforms" that are about 7 inches high to raise a dining room table (38.5x 94.5 when the extensions are pulled out . I have one of those 32x60 thick white cutting mats on it. (I also have a lot of other stuff on it at the moment - - - - - ) It is 38.5 inches high.

I have a Big Board on my non-adjustable ironing board that is about 22x 60 and that is 33 inches high. I can put up to a 19x25 inch cutting mat on it.

I only use the coffee table or a TV table when I want to be "sociable" with DH and/or have little fiddly things to cut or trim and/or want to be upstairs instead of downstairs.

I also have available when upstairs - at times - a 30x 60 inch folding table that is "normal" height.

Now - the main challenge is keeping unnecessary "stuff" off the horizontal surfaces.

I will also trim little things on my sewing machine tables - all of which are at "typing table" height.

I used to do most of my cutting sitting down. I have foot issues and standing for a long time is painful. I use a Martelli Cutter and it works well while sitting.

Last fall I got a great mat to stand on from Wellness mats and so do a bit of my cutting at my cutting table while standing on this great mat