Oh goodness! I can't imagine piecing by hand, though I know that's the way it used to be done. After all that work, I would hand quilt as well. A totally hand-pieced quilt will be quite an heirloom. If it is too much to do all eight of the quilts totally by hand, then hand-quilt this one. She could piece the others on machine and hand-quilt them. I would love to see pics of her quilt.