I love handwork to take along on flights, appointments, while watching tv, etc. My mom recently went into the hospital for emergency surgery and I wasn't prepared with a project that was ready to go! I ended up taking a crochet project.
Jinny Beyer also has a book that illustrates her hand-piecing and quilting.
http://www.amazon.com/Quiltmaking-Ha...9977685&sr=1-2