I'm still in the beginning stages of quilting and am a bit scared of hand quilting, I do admit. I do hope to start doing some on a handful of things that I know will be around for many years (a story quilt of sorts that I am making for my DH and I - it will start out being tied and as the years go by I plan on quilting our life story in it :)). One of the main reasons I came back to quilting was b/c crocheting was hurting my hands so bad... at the ripe old age of 18 I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and each year it seems to get worse (I'm 26 now). I guess fear is standing in my way more than anything.
Beautiful work though! I feel like I am cheating every time I machine quilt something... it is such an art!