I don't hand quilt because I simply don't have the patience nessicary for it and probably most of my projects I have in mind are so huge that they'd take 20 years if I did them without a machine. lol. That doesn't mean I have anything against those who go for hand quilting. I think I appreciate a quilt that was hand done a little bit more because I think it takes a certain level of skill and patience for it. If you want to hand quilt, by all means go for it. If you can make a beautiful quilt, then how you got there shouldn't matter.