A homemade quilt is a work of love. If I make one as a gift for someone it says I hope you are warm and comfortable. If I make it for me it keeps me warm and reinforces my self confidence. A homemade quilt will be a treasure for each of my daughters after I am gone. A scrappy quilt says that I conserve and am clever enough to make something beautiful from what I happen to have. I think this is why I make quilts. I hand quilt because I want to do it the old fashioned way (maybe to prove to myself that I can) and it keeps my hands occupied. :) :) :)