I make strips of blocks, sandwich them and quilt them by the strip. Then you can take it with you if you want, you can pin it easily with several pins. Its easy to turn and quilt along. Then you put the strips face to face, stitch the top only, trim the batting to lay flat and slip stitch the backing in a row. Then you quilt where you have attached the rows. I am now working on the edges of this Mammy quilt you see. I will quilt strips for the sides and for the top. Then bind it all after those are added. I don't use a hoop. I just quilt on my lap turning as needed.