Even with my PVC I am a mostly a hooper too, especially if I am quilting a lot of turning motifs. It is harder on the PVC. Straight lines and grids are great on the pvc, but if it is a small quilt many times I have to finish the middle by hoop, anyway. But still love and use the PVC too. The quilt I am hand quilting now has baseball and bats to quilt, found I was contantly moving around the PVC frame so moved it to the hoop.
Originally Posted by sewcrafty
I'm a hooper!! Makes it portable. I've tried other things and actually the easiest for me is the hoop. My stitches seem to be different otherwise.