I have hand quilted, sent out and machine quilted my own. Depending on how fast and how your life is at the time is what may help you decide. A king size is really nice to send to a longarmer with a machine that will accomodate that size of quilt. Good luck deciding. My first really nice quilt went to a quilter and I was amazed how nice my quilt could look, I think it made my quilting look better.