i love hand work and always have a quilt in the works that is all by hand. there are some wonderful award winning quilters out there who do everything by hand...like Ginny Beyer. if you are considering hand piecing i recommend checking out her web site. she has tutorials, videos and lots of tips. the greatest thing about hand piecing for me is how precise i can make my blocks...inset seams are no problem by hand! Nancy Zeiman(sp) has a PBS show called Sewing With Nancy...the longest running sewing show on the air...she does alot of quilting, has an on line shop (Nancy's Notions) and a book called 10-15-20 minutes to quilt. she offers lots of pointers too.
Welcome to the board. start with a small project so you get it done in a short period of time (we all love that instant gratification) and jump in there.
one word of advice. when hand piecing you really can not 'skip' the prep work...when i am starting a new hand project i start with making my templates, cutting my fabrics...then i do use a pencil and 'draw' every seam line on the fabrics...it goes faster than you may imagine. and really makes all the difference.
hand projects are totally portable, and once you get into the groove of your stitching (Ginny will show you how) they actually go pretty fast...i can usually hand piece a project faster than by machine...and never have to use a seam ripper... :thumbup: show us pics of what you decide to start with :thumbup: