If you really want to hand quilt---just hang in there. I am doing my first and believe me I have had lots of those moments. But here and there I see a glimmer of it getting better I am making the quilt for one of my daughters so I know she will love it even if every stitch is not the same exact length and even if they are not teeny tiny. I have decided that I want to be a hand quilter so I refuse to give up. I have found that everyone who says it will get better and that you will find your own technique is telling the absolute truth. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: