If the dining table is an extension table, you could get someone to make a false leaf that could hold your machine.
Hard to explain with words but you make a kinda shelf that is held by the extension bars and a filler to "bridge" the space between the halves of the table.
I actually thought about doing this myself, but went with a double shelf arrangement on the back of my vintage office desk.

Jean in Windsor, ON

I have the Sew Steady portable table for my Bernina. http://dreamworld-inc.com/

I sew at the dining room table which was handed down by my DH's grandmother... there is NO WAY he would let me modify it. I thought of changing a small table I have out in the garage from my mother's home but then I an not sure where I could set it up. Since my DD and grandson moved home... space is tight.

I think right now the table topper extension is the way to go... I just have to find a manufacture and contact them .... the one that came with the machine is waaaaaayyyy too small for machine quilting. $125 is expensive but better than $1000 they want for the simplest table/ cabinet.

I got an extension custom made for my mom's 30 old machine but I could never find the adjustable legs for it and end up cutting matching wood block for the legs... not adjustable.

I saw instructions for converting a kitchen table to a sewing table on Eleanor Burns website. Hope this helps.

The plastic tables are not cheap either. Since I am outside the USA, I ordered my plastic table from my Bernina dealer. It has the Bernina logo on it but I believe it is the same one that is sold by Dream World INC. for $114. Though I have a cabinet for sewing that gives me a level surface, I find that the plastic table helps to stabilize my projects when using the embroidery module. If you feel DIYish or have someone who is, it is possible to modify a inexpensive cabinet or table to a sewing table with a drop-down shelf for the machine. I just can't remember where I saw the instructions

I bought the Bernina 440Q earlier this year. I have just the equipment that comes with the original purchase. I can not afford any of the tables / cabinets until I have finished paying off the machine.

Is there an extended sewing plastic table top I can order for the Bernina? Is if from Bernina or another manufacture? How well does it work. Any idea of the cost?

I had a plastic table top made for my old NEW HOME 6000 and I love it. It made my machine quilting easier. I am hoping that I can find a table topper for the Bernina to use til I can afford a sewing cabinet.


Thanks for your input.