I would love to send my tops out to be quilted because by the time I finish the tops Im so in love with it... I need so much practice quilting that Im scared Im going to mess up my top....but if I was to get caught by my husband paying someone to finish my quilts I would have a lot of explaining to do. 1) he thinks Im a goddess at the sewing machine...I can make anything-sweet man 2) It cost so much. Not that it is not worth it, it is just something that I can not afford to do. Oh but how I would love too.
As for so many projects going at one time. I love to do all my hand stitching in bed. I like to do my corner matching or my cutting when Im ticked off at my teenage son (it is so much easier then beating him...just kidding) The machine quilting is saved for when Im in a really good mood and wont mind tearing out all the stitches over and over and over...lol