My DH has been known to help when I'm basting quilts, but he does so begrudgingly at times, but at least he helps from time to time. I mainly need him to put the leaves back into our dining room table, which (because of limited space) has been sized down to a small, round table, not always the best choice, but I couldn't take my huge old dining room/kitchen table with us when we downsized. Bummer.