pahega

I am fairly new to hand quilting--doing only small wall hanging projects. But I just finished hand quilting most of a twin sized quilt. I don't have a frame and really don't want to get one, and I found a hoop to be so cumbersome. So when I sandwich my quilt, I spray baste and pin and use nothing to hand quilt. On this larger quilt, I have found some areas on the backing that have puckered and not laying smoothly because of not being held tight in a hoop or frame. Now I need to figure out how to fix those areas. Any suggestions? Do you hand quilters use a hoop, a frame, or nothing? Do you not find hoops or frames hard to work with?