I am a hand quilter mostly but have had a few quilted on the laq and love how it is heavier than hand quilted. But I have always taken great pride in my handiwork and will continue to do so. What is happening now is that I have so many quilt tops I will take forever to hand quilt so Am going to let a friend who is needing some income because her DH is not well or working. I always look at the quilt first and then the stitching so not distracted by the amount of quilting. I enjoyed reading this post.