Murphy224

Your church, a nearby school, or community center may have tables that you can use.

Iceblossom

Will also mention as others, that there are often available resources with space. Schools, libraries, churches, community some times fire stations have a room available to the public. Sometimes free/sometimes small charges.

I don't get up and down off the floor any more without an exit strategy... In the old house, my bed was my largest available space, I didn't have that much floor space available except in the kitchen. Bed height not good for work surface, but better than floor... You can use rolls of heavy brown paper to stabilize/protect the bed surface, or flattened cardboard boxes.

If you have outdoor space, I got a free foldable ping pong table at the old house. Finish was bad for ping pong but fine for my needs. True, I could only use on dry non-windy days but a great height and size for quilting projects.

L'il Chickadee

Have you considered an Alto's Quilt Cut? Mine is 20" X 29" and holds a standard 18" X 24" cutting mat. The difference is that the cutting mat sits on a board that has sliding clamps along the 24" side. This holds fabric coming off a bolt securely in place while working with the portion laying on the mat. The rest of the yardage can hang off the side on a chair or another surface. I don't care for the attached ruler though, so I remove it and use a 6" X 24" ruler for better accuracy.

Mkotch

I'm now using our guest room as a sewing room and that feels quite extensive for me. We don't get a lot of houseguests and the ones who come live with my machine which is up all the time. Sometimes I put my iron and board away but not always. In the past, I used very small spaces, however. I had my machine on top of a standard child's desk and cut fabric on the end that didn't contain the machine. When I needed to use the desk top to write I simply moved the machine to the other side. I have always laid my quilt blocks out on beds rather than the floor - still do so. Sometimes I have gone to public buildings (library, historical hall, etc.) to use their tables to pin baste my quilts, but mostly I've used the bed, sliding a cutting board around underneath.

aashley333

When I had a small sewing area, I used a long folding table. like cafeteria tables, in the garage for cutting. Summer heat was the biggest problem!

Snooze2978

I rememeber when I 1st started out making quilts, my sewing room was only 10x18 which may sound like a good size but when you have a huge computer armoire, 2 tables with machines on them plus bookcases containing fabrics and everything else needed for sewing and then there's the 2 windows on 2 walls and a door on a 3rd wall leaving only 1 full wall. Plus later I added a 10ft quilting frame with machine in the center. I used one of those folding tables from JoAnne's when I needed to cut fabric and even then I acquired quite a few bruises on the hips getting around everything. As I'm in my 70's now, getting on the floor isn't going to happen if I want to get up again by myself.

I'm happy to say I now have a larger sewing room down in the basement in this house and even then, its seemed to have shrunk on me. I went from a 3x4 cutting table to a 4x8 and the quilt frame has gone from 10ft to 12ft and deeper due to a larger machine. But I have downsized my machines though I still have the extra table to lay stuff on when I'm sewing.

JNCT14

Can you put up a design wall? Leah Day had some videos on how to cut the batting and backing on a design wall rather than crawling on the floor. My design wall is a full size foam mattress topper that I hung with a curtain rod and zip ties using the 3M curtain rod hooks.

magicmoonmusings

I pull out my drop-leaf oak table for cutting and sewing, and I stick with QAYG methods only.

Belfrybat

I second the Alto's Quilt Cut. I've used one for years and it has really saved my hands. I do use the built in ruler as I find it accurate and so easy to manage. Mine lives permanently on the end of the dining table.