My first major quilt was a quilt as you go pattern from Georgia Bonesteel. It was like a white whole cloth quilt, but it was blocks about 20 inches and each one was a different pattern. I was able to put each block in a hoop. I have tried quilting in a frame, and that takes a lot of practice. Quilting in a standing frame limits the direction that you have to quilt in, and my arms got very tired.