I, too, have done both hand & machine quilting on the same project. In fact, I currently have one (Circle of Life pattern) where I hand appliqued the centers with embroidery floss, hand quilted around them in the block & then used a heart design from my machine & 'tacked' the border which is a dark print & won't show. The trio might summon the quilt police but I like it & plan to keep it so I won't answer the door bell.!