Thanks, Tilladare, I have tried those bicycle clips, but they kept coming off and I gave up and relegated them to the bottom of my tool chest. If there is another gadget that works holding up the bulk of a large quilt while hand-quilting on your lap with a hoop or a stand hoop, I would love to try it. I was looking at the floor models, but I think I am really uncoordinated in my hand or something, as I have tried to quilt in other directions and really get frustrated! I have gone the limited directions since I started quilting (9 years or so) and have made well over 30 quilts with at least 15 of them queen size! I really want to be able to quilt in all directions!