alot of the most beautiful quilts out there contain hand and machine quilting! if you want to do both, do it. it will be beautiful and done in time :)
i think people who snub quilts that contain both methods, or the one they do not approve of really limit themselves. it's sad people are not more open minded about mixed techniques. if you visit some of the most famous (quilts in the best 100 of the century) contain both methods of quilting...and polyester thread! shhhhhhh...don't tell the (quilt police)