I have used all of the type of frames mentioned. A lot depends on the size of the item being quilted. I have everything from a queen size wooden floor frame to a 8" square plastic snap together, tube frame. I also have two different wooden hoops on a stand. One is perfectly round and the other square with rounded corners. I usually baste with curved safety pins. The smaller portable wooden frames both round and square allow me to quilt while sharing the evening watching TV with my family. They also allow air to travel underneath which makes them comfortable to use even in hot weather.