How to use big hoop???
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How to use big hoop???
So i bought one of the very large quilting oval hoops, its probably about three feet across, because i wanted to do some hand quilting on my king size quilt. The problem is that when i tried to use it, i was sitting on the couch, i couldn't find any good way to hold it. I always ended up having my knees in the middle of the hoop and the it was just pointless....i ended up just quilting it without a hoop just propping it up between my knees because the majority of the quilt was already machine quilted i was just doing details. So before i give up on the big hoop does anyone have any suggestions or instructions on how to use it well?
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I'd make a stand for it. My large 24 inch hoop is a floor hoop and I could never hold it to quilt. I find that I use the lap hoop on the outside of large quilts and use the floor hoop on the center areas that are hard to get to.
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