Like many others here, have sewn for many years. Have done hand work of some sort for longer than I've sewn. About 10-15 years ago a friend was hand quilting a quilt that she had made. I then started watching Alex Anderson on HGTV. Hmmmm. I can sew on my machine AND I can do hand work on the same piece! Well, gloriosky, that seems like the hot tip to me! And here I am.