I have to laugh. When you said quilt in a hoop I immediately thought of by hand. I have two large round floor hoops and several smaller lap ones but they are all for handquilting. I know I am old fashioned and I have seen some spectacular quilting done on a machine or longarm but I still prefer and do handquilting. The only thing I machine quilt is for a small child or someone who would not have a clue about caring for handwork. My step-daughter and her children don't get handwork because she washes all of her bed linens every week, sheets to quilt.