I have used blue painters tape on the inside hoop (using my biggest hoop) , sticky side up, then hooped a piece of cutaway and cut out a window, leaving just an inch around the outside. I stick the quilt sandwich down to the tape, pin on the edges of the stabilizer and set my design to center. I have never used stabilizer under the design (too much trouble to pick it out or waste washaway) the thickness of the quilt is stable enough. Works very well. You can rehoop about 8 or 10 times before the tape doesn't hold anymore. Never any residue, goes fast, stitch, unpin, re pin, stitch.