Had to improvise
 

my quilting area. Had trouble with this latest quilt using my usual L shape setup. So rearranged some things and came up with this. So far seems to be working great. This is not the first queen quilt I have done on this DSM, but for some reason had issues with this one. Am still going to get a extension table for it. Being a retired widow on a fixed income one has to do with what one has. :D
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Looks like you have the whole quilt supported and that works best. As long as the cat doesn't decide to jump up on his favourite spot, you should be good.:D

I have him pretty well trained so if he heads for the quilt I tell him NO and he will stay off. At least while I am looking.;)

My sewing room is cobbled together...works for me! I don't think my machine would sew any straighter in a expensive cabinet!

Have you considered suspending the quilt? It would take less space and actually works better than spreading it out. I will provide a link to a commercial system (Jenoop quilt suspenders) you can purchase, but several people have built their own for about $30 out of PVC:
http://www.jennoop.com/suspenders.html

Looks good to me, I'm in UK and my problem is space, I have a small sewing room, a gal has to do what a gal has to do ��

Looks like a good set up. Love the furry assistant!!

It doesn't matter what you use, if it works for you. Some can afford nice cabinets and tables, some can't.

I like your setup. It is very similar to what I have. It makes quilting so easy. I adore your assistant. Wish I had one but the apartment management would be very unhappy.

what is that long metal looking pole to the right of sewing machine, it looks like its attached to the thread ? and feeding into the machine ?