Thank you for the replies folks! I was initially planning on constructing a version of Barb's suggested table, being 'thrifty' I didn't want to pay $200 for Ikea furniture. I figured I'd save some money by doing it all myself, especially since I'd end up doing most of it with Ikea stuff anyways.
Fortuitously, I went shopping at Aldi last night and found a 30x72 inch half-fold table for a meager $39.99! I should be able to start on kilting projects in about a week, once the semester's e-finals are completed.