I don't quilt my large pieces I send them out but I do my own quilting on my cuddle quilts and miniture/small pieces. I own a mid-arm machine but have been intimated by it. My favorite part it the piecing, I used to call myself a "topper" instead of a quilter. Now I have done both and I guess I am a full pleagued quilter. I like to sandwich with 505 spray instead of pins, it works great.