Thank you, Everybody, for your imput. Now I don't feel like a shirker for tying my quilts. Also like making quilts out of whatever is at hand. I Covered an old chenille bedspread with a topping of pieces on one side and a monogramed piece on the other with machine embroidery years ago. I still use it and it has held up well. There is something so satisfying to me to do this.
I do Love seeing all the lovely work on this forum that quilting produces, but I love the old-fashioned feeling. And I love this site!