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Tartan 03-21-2018 07:27 AM

Currently I am using my QSnap floor frame to thread baste my quilts. I have done a single bed size by moving it around the frame. The next quilt is going to be a queen size so I will see how it goes.

Doggramma 03-21-2018 08:31 AM

I use an old dining room table. But I helped a friend pin a huge quilt at her house on a ping pong table. The ping pong table was nice and big. I wish I had room for one.

Jane Quilter 03-21-2018 08:42 AM

I use two floor boards on my dining room table, some people use swimming pool noodles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhwNylePFAA

This is the Sharon Schamber way.......

SteadyGal 03-21-2018 09:07 AM

Wow! thanks everybody. So many creative ideas and alternatives. Glad I asked. I think I'll forego buying a ping pong table and use one of these ideas. (I'll use the money for a sewing machine upgrade instead).
Two thumbs up!!

Barb2018 03-21-2018 09:10 AM

My husband bought me two folding tables from Wal-Mart that are good and heavy. I now have a 72 x 60 pinning surface and I've just pinned my second queen sized quilt on it. A king wouldn't be much more work. More pins though...I also put my machine on a corner and do the quilting on the tables.

nannykins8 03-21-2018 09:33 AM

I have been using half a ping pong table as a cutting table and it seems that everything loose gets piled there. We are reconfiguring the basement so maybe, just maybe, I will try to keep it cleaned off and use it for sandwiching. I only do lap sized quilts so the size should be ok. Glad I read this post.

grammasharon 03-21-2018 10:36 AM

NJ Quilter. I have the same set-up. I have not done a king size on it but I'm sure it would work just like doing the queen. It's been a blessing not to have to crawl around the floor.

WMUTeach 03-22-2018 02:31 AM

I take advantage of the library where my guild meets. They have banquet tables that we set up for us to layer our quilts. I have also done the same thing at my church. I do not want to store a table or tables in my smallish condo.

So much more easier than crawling on the floor! and the use of table is ..... free!

craftdiva 03-22-2018 03:58 AM


Originally Posted by Jane Quilter (Post 8025938)
I use two floor boards on my dining room table, some people use swimming pool noodles:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhwNylePFAA

This is the Sharon Schamber way.......

I watched a you tube video with the pool noodles and now that’s all I use. If they aren’ Long enough, I tape more to one end. Bought 4 to be able to do this. Now I use the kitchen table and roll them. No sore back. Our guild uses two folding plastic tables from Costco and sets the legs into I believe 12 inch pvc piping we had cut. This raises the legs up to a great height for sandwiching.

janjanq 03-22-2018 04:41 AM

I use a ping pong table and love it. It's great for cutting fabrics and previewing block arrangements. But a queen size quilt might hang over the sides a bit. However, kneeling on the floor is not an option for me since having a double knee replacement.


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