Thank you for the responses. Glad I am not the only one who struggles. I should have also mentioned. I do get ( if you only count the top stitches) 6 stitches per inch. I think I am just going to put the top of my quilt together ( baby size) and just give it a go. I figure by the end of the quilt I should be even better. But the rest of this week, I am going to go back and draw a design on a scrap and just practice every day. So next week I can work on getting the top of my baby quilt together.
What a wonderful journey this is. Learning to quilt and learning about myself is even better. I so find it relaxing. I loved cross stitching So, I can not see why I can't do some hand quilting.
You people have livened up my hope.