I used to always tie my quilts, but recently I started some limited hand-quilting - well, the quilt I was making needed some special motifs, so I kinda jumped in. The last quilt I made I tried quilting on the machine - unfortunately I got way impatient and it is not my best work, especially on the back. It's okay, though, daughter still loves it, and that's what counts. Now I'm working on a quilt that I'm going to try quilting a square at a time before I put it together. I'm going to practice that free motion quilting thing on some scraps first, though!