I'm a hand quilter. And I enjoy it tremendously. I could hand quilt from morning till night. My needle I use is a quilting/between size 11. A little bigger than a 12. I'm hand quilting a GRG, and I'm 98%-99% done. Started hand quilting each peice last Oct. A lady friend gave me this top. Roughly 2,500-3,000 peices. I can say again I do ENJOY HAND QUILTING.