karenintw asked me, how i quilt in the hoop. May be that it is for others also interesting.

1. I allways use a quilting needle (Schmetz) for quilting in the hoop.
2. I use the same thread in the bobbin as in the needle. (Not allways the same color) For the large blanket in my projects i used cotton, for the tablerunner i used Polyesterembroiderythread.
3. Top, batting and back i put together with pins, no basting, its a lot of work the basting to remove. I also never use a tearaway or other back.
4 Sometimes i embroider the design only on top and batting and add the back after this. I did this by the tablerunner because i did not know, if the embroidery looks good in the back.
5.I hold large, heavy projects to help the hoop to move.
6. Large projekts i quilt additional with stich in the ditch between the blocks.

My english is not good, but i hope this helps.