I hand quilt also, but last week tried to do some machine quilting.. do not have the knack for it, but I will keep practicing on the machine. I will probably always hand quilt unless I start making my own baby quilts for project linus. those need to be machine quilted or tied. I will find out more about that next month when I go to a meeting. I just love to hand quilt as it is relaxing for me. I also started hand piecing a quilt for my stepson.