I have two 6 foot long folding banquet tables so my basting area is 72 x 60. I tape the legs together so the tables don't move apart and I bought scads of large binder clips at Walmart to clamp the quilt down. I also use PVC pipe sections to get the tables higher...they're just high enough so if I bend over I can reach halfway across. When I'm finished I can fold the tables and store them.