I love to hand piece, hand quilt. I love to get my excellent scissors and templates and go to town doing the project. I have one going all the time. I have only a few more pieces to connect and I am ready to hand quilt it. I will recommend a book by Jinny Beyer. It is called "Quiltmaking by hand". I learned a lot just by reading it. It makes a great reference. My favorite way to locate hand patterns is from the old magazines. They just call me. I never start one to finish it in a short time.......Patience is a virture. I always have something ready to take along to the hospital to sit with a friend or relative....I am ready to go.