Love, love love your beautiful quilt! The ladies during the Depression would have used conveniences if they had had them. My mom (a child during the Depression) has an odd take herself. Everything has to be hand pieced, but machine quilting is fine. And the quilts can not be bigger than full size. I pointed out that her aunts had and used a sewing machine but she is firm in her belief. Don't worry about anyone else. Enjoy your own masterpiece!
Nell