Originally Posted by Margie
Your quilts are fabulous. I dont think anything is as pretty as hand quilting, however, I know I have arthritis in my hands and by the time I finsh hand sewing the binding on the back of a quilt,,,,,My hands hurt. So hand quilting (even if I knew how)a whole quilt, would be out of the question. Your work is beautiful!
My reasoning, too. Have had to give up counted cross stitch on that account. Your work is exquisite!! My Grandma taught me to hand quilt, and she would be mortified if she was around to see all the machine quilting. For some of us, machine quilting is the only way it will ever be finished.