When I first came back to sewing and quilting this last summer I dabbled a bit in everything. For me personally I find hand quilting wonderfully relaxing and machine quilting physically exhausting. Since I quilt for relaxation and enjoyment I have over the past few months converted to almost entirely hand sewing (piecing and quilting). I break out my machine from time to time, for quilts that I know will be well "loved", but otherwise it is needle and thread for me.