I love hand-quilting and dread machine-quilting but the machine is so much faster. I'm into the D9P now and have 3 on the go.I also like Warm Wishes and have made several quilts from that pattern(usually baby quilts). Other than that, I like to try new patterns with each quilt. I did 2 Log cabin quilts but I did find that putting them together bored me. So I guess it is personal preferences and our tastes change over time. To each his own.
ranger