If I can see my nails from the backside of my hand, they're too long. I can't wear artificial nails.

Thanks lisa, I will consider this. I feel I should do something, they break all the time and look terrible!!!

My nails are the length of yours. It is hard to keep them clean and filed, but I do. I garden almost everyday during the warm seasons. I always had nice long manicured nails until I learned to love gardening an quilting. LOL! They don't botter me while hand stitching or quilting at all.

My friend next door is a quilter and she has the acrylic nails. She doesn't like to do much hand work though. My friend in california who is a quilter also has the acrylic's and she does applique beautifully.

I work 50 hours a week and the job I do does not allow me to keep nails at all. lol I only hope some day I will have your problem. lol
Judy in Ohio

My nails are a bit longer than yours,,,,reminds me, I need a mani and pedi.....
Anyway, Ihave no problem with them, but then again, I don't hand quilt

Short and cracked. My nails reject artificial product, so I just deal with the unmanicured look. Call me rough and tumble.

No long nails here, so no problems.

I just cut 2/3 of my nails off and they are down to your lengths now, mine grow very fast and do not chip until they get too long. I do not hand quilt, but they are handy for hand sewing. AND my grandsons love to play with my nails when they are longer while watching tv on my lap...it's better than a fidget stone :lol: :lol: :lol:

I work in a hospital and when I started we were told "no artificial nails ". Mine are very short and give me no problems.

My nails are weak and break just about the time I think they look good. But I do hand quilting with a thimble and occassionally use a nail to get in a position that I can't get the thimble into. I am left handed and use my right thumb and forefinger to rock the fabric after I guage the stitch length with my thumb! :?