I also have many issues with hand quilting/frames/hoops/Aunt Becky. I make good hand quilting progress with the quilt weight supported on my cutting table ... which is great for sewing long lines, like grid work. In the cool months, it comes off my cutting table and I sit underneath the quilt-in-progress to do the small areas that are awkward (but not impossible) to do when the quilt is on the table. This has worked well for me for many years. When I need my cutting table for other things, the QIP is easily removed and then put back again.