Rhueluna,
your work is absolutely stunning and you really do wonderful hand work. You speak right from my heart and I feel exactly the same like you. I am an avid hand quilter and I hope I will have a long live time to go on with this wonderful craft. I agree that quilt shows should judge hand quilted works in an special category - not because it's less or more valued but because we have too different crafts here! I will keep hand quilting as long as I can and I'm happy to hear that others feel the same like me.