I'm taking a BOM class that is all hand pieced and hand quilting. It's a quilt as you go project. In April we all got frames to practice our handquilting on. I tried for three weeks to use that thing and just couldn't do it. My hands would cramp up and my stitches looked awful. Finally called the instructor and she said I could lap quilt it. Now I'm having fun and the quilting looks much better. With the frame I wasn't having fun, was just stressed out and having fun is what quilting is all about isn't it! Enjoy yourself!