I love hand quilting but haven't done much this year. Had a bone removed from wrist a not very good at present for sewing. I have a habit when doing it of using my nails. I push needle through from top and land on inside of my finger nail then just keeping needle there move finger to left and push up. I get no marks on finger. Not sure where this has come from but I am a member where I stood as a very young child and watched elderly aunts and uncles and grandad sewing.