Good luck! I'm in the same position. Am hand-quilting a full-size with a meander pattern, lol. I did buy some of those clamp things that you're supposed to be able to roll up the sides of the quilt and hold in place, to make it more managable- less than spectacular success with those. Mostly I just quilt as far as I can go before I have to turn it, and just do a lot of wrestling! If there's a better way, I'd be happy to hear it. (I've used both a lap hoop, and a standing hoop. About equal amounts of wrestling, I think.)