I am using a square hoop made of PVC pipe about 14 inches square and with four clip things that fit over each side of the square. It is easy to put the quilt into the hoop. When I quilt, I put a sofa pillow on my lap and let that raise the quilt to a more comfortable height. I quilt for an hour or so at a time and then do something different. I release the quilt each evening so that it does not get stretched permanently out of shape. It is so much easier to get the stitches even and straight with the fabric stretched taut and take about 3 stitches at a time and pull through.