I really admire anyone who could hand piece or hand quilt a project. I don't even hand stitch the binding. I hate it! Funny, because I love to embroider, but there's something about just sewing pieces together by hand that doesn't appeal to me. If you enjoy it, I'd say, "Go for it!" For me, it would be pure drudgery.

I have a hand-pieced, hand-appliqued wall hanging that is waiting for me to hand-piece the backing. It's called Civil War Anniversary so I decided to hand sew the whole thing.

Like Lois, I'm not crazy about hand piecing. I like doing applique, but I find piecing tedious. I think it has to do with short seams; you just get started then have to knot the thread and start again. :)

Your quilt looks like it would be easy to hand piece. You could do it while watching TV or listening to an audio book.

Donna

I hand pieced the first quilt (wallhanging) I made. It was so long ago, I also used cardboard pieces I made to draw around and cut. I've told this story before, sorry you can't stop me if you remember. LOL I finished piecing it and didn't know what to do next. I took it to a quilting friend and she helped me put the border on (machined stitched that part). Then I hand quilted it. I enjoyed the whole process, but now I am always in a hurry to get more quilts done for Africa, that I wouldn't dream of hand piecing...other than a Grandma's Garden I started a few years ago and never work on.

One quilt. Hadn't given thought to all edges being bias when I started it, did one block on machine and switch to hand stitching. Started about 17 years ago. Still not finished. Many good reasons (or so I tell myself).

My good friend hand pieced a lot of her quilts. I mentioned a few weeks ago that she had started a grandmother's flower garden quilt. She hand pieced all the flowers and was in the process of appliqueing them to a backing when age caught up with her. She found it relaxing.

She found one of her first quilts that was hand pieced and hand quilted when they sold her farm. She said that was a really old one and the stitches were too big and she should re-quilt it.

bkay

I have hand pieced several quilts, including a queen-size fan quilt. it Is actually easier to get nice corners because you stop sewing at the seam allowance so you can press the seams in different directions. As long as my wrist holds out, I love hand sewing and hand sew all my bindings.

Well thanks for your thoughts Gang, I'm thinking about it, & I keep looking at it, itchy to sew it.

I like hand sewing, I hand turn all my bindings after machine attaching them. I prefer the look & it IS kind of Zen to do while watching TV. I even hand turn bindings on the Subway 'cause I ride 1 hr. each way (usually).

But I realized this week that I can afford a new machine if I stay on the cheaper side of things; seems they can be cheaper than I realized. Then I can hold off on getting my own machine fixed 'til after Covid is over since there are logistical problems w/ getting that repair done (car service & the like). I was telling my sister how I'm the exception rather than the rule in owning only one sewing machine. So, I'm going to start a new thread about suggestions for less expensive home sewing machines. Thanks Folks.

My observation is that inexpensive new machines are not a good buy: not enough power. Look at thrift shops for used machines in good shape. Check eBay for used Berninas or Singer Featherweights.