I'm with Marjpf, you need a different 'leader' the velco works great, I used this on my Handiquilter, then altered it to use a second 'leader' that attaches to the quilt top with a running stitch, and the 2 leaders attach using a zipper.The first leader is stapled to the dowel.
It made loading the quilt less unpleasant for me, but , still unpleasant enough that I handquilt my babies now.