you'll have to try things and see what works for you. I don't use safety pins because they're heavy and moving the quilt on the frame w/out the extra weight is heavy enough. LOL!!
Glue??? i can't even imagine because i can see it getting in the way while i'm quilting.
after all that - I do thread baste and i use extra embroidery floss that i no longer use. My frame is a floor frame that is roughly 24x36. I have used a round hoop - it's probably24" - i usually prop it on the back of another chair or wedge it next to me and the corner of the arm of the couch.