apparently I 'could' do the whole lot by hand... will see how I go!!!!
Hiya there,

I'm someone who does hand patching and quilting, as well as work by machine at times. You can absolutely do 100% of it by hand, but it -will- take a while. The minimum I allow for a hand pieced and quilted quilt is around a year - although I don't stitch that slowly, I am a perfectionist and freely admit to having multiple projects on the go at any one time (I've got 3 hand-piecing quilts in various stages right now). Machine ones I can do in a weekend, although it's more restrictive in some ways, regarding patterns and precision. If you like, I'd be delighted to answer any questions or describe how to do any of it.

~ Kalinka.