I started hand quilting panels because I wasn't interested in piecing. After a while I found myself looking at pieced quilts more & more.Soon i decided that I wanted to piece also, yet my first love is still hand piecing! I started just one stitch at a time & used fleece for batting. Eventually I discovered thimbles & wool batting. I use a 12" hoop. I would like to use a larger hoop but my hands are too small. I quilt toward myself & try to make even stitches.
As you can see I learned as I went one stitch at a time! :-)