There is one important FMQ tool that hasn't been mentioned! Right now I'm quilting a 7x8' queen size with a lot of huge appliques on it... very heavy and hard to handle. My DH holds the rolled ends (sometimes folded ends) and moves it this way or that according to which way my head jerks. There is no way I could handle it all by myself.
Yes, he is for hire, for only $1000/hour! And you pay shipping.
Yes, the quilt has grown like Topsy and may never be practical on a bed. It is my first quilt for us (after about 60 for others). We designed it together and now he's helping me sew it.
Back off ladies, he's mine :>)