My nails are the length of yours. It is hard to keep them clean and filed, but I do. I garden almost everyday during the warm seasons. I always had nice long manicured nails until I learned to love gardening an quilting. LOL! They don't botter me while hand stitching or quilting at all.
My friend next door is a quilter and she has the acrylic nails. She doesn't like to do much hand work though. My friend in california who is a quilter also has the acrylic's and she does applique beautifully.