Originally Posted by Borntohandquilt
You can be sure, you will get faster with handquilting with practice. I only do single stitches and I'm as quick as my best quilting friend who loads 4 or 5 on the needle. Speed is not so important for me and I never count how many hours, days, weeks, months or years I have needed to finish a quilt. The process of handquilting is what I really love.
I was amazed when I read this post, Borntohandquilt, I have often admired your work and am actually blown away that you do it one stitch at a time. Wow! Congrats to BevD - hand quilting is relaxing. I have arthritis which makes it hard now for me and I get so cranky about it, because I could happily spend the rest of my life just sitting at my quilting frame and hand quilting. Borntohandquilt - you have inspired me to keep trying. BevD, would love to see pics of your quilt, I notice someone else asked too.