I only handquilt and love it. I keep telling myself that I'm going to try FMQ but I'm a bit afraid to try it, silly I know. And I'm so relaxed when I handquilt that it's hard to give it up for the machine. I use a quilt stand which makes a big difference for comfort for me. And I do understand about being impatient for the finger callous, but now I actually stitch my skin to the fabric sometimes and have to pull it free... very painless, at last. :D
I also would like to see some pictures.