OMG!!! I have been trying to catch up on all here and I searched for hand quilting and I just want to say, with all that has been out here I have amazed myself... I read where one person used the Aunt Becky so I got mine out again and worked on that for a little bit. I got better at it. Then I kept reading about no hoop or frame. I have a book about quilting frame/loop free but they pin basted and I don't like working with saftey pins. I have leared how to baste a lap size quilt by sharon schmacher on her website and so I started quilting without the hoop. My stitches are better and smaller, just having getting use to how to hold my left hand under the quilt in the middle. Without reading the info on this board I would not have tried all this and felt comfortable with it. You guys are just awesome and thanks so much for all you do. Sorry for rambling on, just had to say this tonight. :) :) :)