I was watching a video just a couple days ago about quilting with the embroidery machine on u tube. The one lady had a babylock machine that had the neatest hoop. It had a knob you turned to tighten it into place very easily. You might want to check out u tube to see that. You could also use a memory stick to get your designs from on line.
I bought a magna hoop that is magnetized I plan on trying out soon. I will let you know just how that works out.