I have had problems with my hands for more years than I can count -- Currently, I use Burt's Beeswax with Almond Milk. It does leave a residue, so I wouldn't use it and go directly to a quilt. I find if I use that at night, my fingers and thumbs do not get so dry they crack and bleed. That split on the end of the thumb really hurts. Something else I use if my fingers/thumbs get to the point they are very painful, I apply Abreva (for fever blisters), together with a little Neosporin and a bandaid! I know it's hard to quilt or sew with bandaids, but sometimes you've just got to! THIS WOULD NOT WORK FOR ANYONE WHO IS ALLERGIC TO ALMONDS OR NUTS OF ANY OTHER KIND!
Just my two cents' worth!
Jeanette Frantz