I used to lay the smaller quilts out on the kitchen table...and when hubby got a pool table...it became the quilting table when he wasn't using it (which was most of the time). Before the pool table, it was the floor. Now I have a longarm machine and I sew my backing to zippers, then I zip the pieces onto the frame. So much easier.

What kind of clips do you use to hold the overhang in place?

All your different answers, that's why I have a longarm! No more floor!!

I use the livingroom floor. use basting spray and quilt pins

I use my glass topped dining table and clamps from home depot to hold each layer as I put them on top. I use regular large safety pins, I don't need to worry about scratching the table, the glass top protects the table. I have done over a hundred quilts like that . I pin in sections and just move and re-smooth and keep going until all is pinned. I pin about every 3-4 inches.

Another Sharon Schamber convert here. I put a card table next to my dining room table and work from there. The sandwich is so smooth.

here's my preferred way to do it
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t146692.html
but seriously, mostly I use my table. it's wood, so I use a layer of cardboard on the bottom to protect it, clamp that down and then clamp everything else and pin.

The wonderful artist who long arm quilts for me takes care of that with large quilts! With little bitty pieces, I put the back down on the ironing board, press it well, put the batting on top of the back and press it again, put the top on the batting and press it again and run to the sewing machine before it can get away! froggyintexas