I watched my Grams and her ladies quilting guild every Tuesday at school. They used the school basement for their quilting, sometimes pieced by machine and other times by hand, but alway's quilted by hand. Those ladies made 30 - 40 quilts a year. My mom did not quilt, but sewed as did my DS.
My real quilt mentor was and still is my ex-boss. She is a great teacher and quilter.