Thanks for all the advice...I really want a relaxing hand quilting project for the long cold months of January and February. If it is going to be frustrating I don't want to do it. I will make a practice and see how I feel about it. It is easy to change up now as nothing has been done about the backing. I can also change up and dig out a lost lonely unfinished quilt top that could use some hand quilting.
Thanks again...