I still hand quilt some, but find for my daughter, her husband and her sons the machine quilting holds up better because they definitely use their quilts and they are laundered often. It's always special to me when she sends them home with me to be repaired because they love them and have used them so much. My grandmother hand quilted and I won a judge's award for my hand quilting on a small whole cloth quilt. It's one I will treasure for years to come.