Whilst I still need to master this art of feathering myself here are a few things I have learnt.
I use Machinger gloves - or very lightweight gardening gloves that have little "grips"
on the end of the fingers, helps moving your sandwich around.
Patsy Thompson has written some nice books and has tutorials on her website here is a link :-

http://www.patsythompsondesigns.com/

Here is a link to a UK company - that sells like a FMQ hoop - similar product must be available in the States.

http://www.thegypsyquilter.com/image...icGlide040.jpg
Good basting as well.
I am off to practice !! LOL
DottyD in England UK.

I was surprised when I tried the cheap plastic gloves I got at the Fred's (dollar) store. A box of 50 or so really cheap. They work beautifully! You can really control the fabric so much better! You don't have to have expensive or bulky gloves to do this!

sometimes grabbing the quilt with each hand works better than putting them flat and trying to move the quilt that way. practice each and see what works best for you. some people love those plastic curved helpers or flat grabbers, etc.
i tend to use gloves with little rubber dots on the under side of the fingers.