Buy some gardening gloves to help you move the quilt around. You don't need a hoop. If you need help with your embroidery machine and ideas about how to use it, here's a link to a thread that you will enjoy reading. I have the P 770 and would be glad to answer any specific questions as you learn to use it. It's really amazing!
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...un-t32969.html