Originally Posted by
Holice
There is a method using heavy rubber bands and long pins to tighten the edge.
This method was taught in a hand quilting class at the Quilting Expo in Atlanta last Oct. It looked like it would work well. I can't remember the man's (instructor) name, so I can't do a search to find a picture. But he pinned long flat flower pins parallel to the edge of the quilt, hooked one end of the rubber band around the pin, pulled the RB around the hoop and then back to hook over the pin again. I wish I could find a picture, it is so simple if you could see it.