You might want to take a class at a local quilt shop. Since I was self taught for hand quilting I decided to take a class just to see if there was an easier/better to do it than the way I was quilting.
The one piece of advice she had that I really liked was having a quilt sandwich to use as a warm up piece. Usually it takes a few minutes to get your fingers warmed up and your stitches even.
Even though I haven't tried to hand quilt a pot holder, I don't think I would try it since I use special insulated batting along with a layer of cotton batting.
Last edited by quiltingcandy; 09-23-2017 at 08:43 PM.