I have a large cutting mat on a 1/4 piece of plywood that almost covers my queen side bed. This is about waist high on me. I put the middle of the lining on the middle of of the bed, smooth it out to each side, (yes some is hanging off the bed.) Then, I begin layering starting in the center each time and smoothing outward. Next, I put quilting pins about every six inches. This part I don't like. I, too, can't get down in the floor anymore, and duh, never though of the church building where my husband preaches. Silvia