Thanks for all the quick replies to my question! Didn't realize we had so many hand quilters here. Last night, in poking around online, I found this great video on the hoopless technique by Sharon Schamber. She is fun to watch and although I wouldn't do everything exactly like she did it, I learned a lot from her.
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q...D1D3&FORM=VIRE