I have read thru TONS of previous posts on this board about hand quilting, but alas my question was not answered :). Would one of you hand quilters be so kind as to post a pic of how you hold your hoop when quilting? I just can't seem to figure out how to hold the hoop and still quilt. When I rest it on my underhand arm, my fingers want to push the fabric up, which of course makes it too tight for the rocking stitch. Maybe I am too "tense" when trying to quilt and just not relaxing and enjoying to process. Of course, the rocking thing is kinda hard to get the hang of, and while I understand how to do it, actually doing it is difficult still. I know that will improve w/time.
Also, for those that are hoopless, do you just reach under and work as if you were holding a hoop? I looked at a tutorial/blog that I saw posted here somewhere and she holds the quilt between her thumb and index finger but that makes my hand hurt! So, in reading some of the previous posts reguarding this I started thinking I could just lay the quilt over my lap, reach my under hand under and go from there?!? Maybe a pic of that would be great too :)!!!
So, I think these are new questions and I hope someone is able to help me. I really want to get comfortable w/the hand quilting process, but w/noone live and in person to help me it makes it a bit slower.
Thanks so much!!!