I hand quilt because I dont have space or money for a long arm. I just like the look and feel of a hand quilted quilt.
The machine quilting is beautiful and closer together than my hand quilting but it would get rather expensive to have to pay to have them ALL machine quilted at the rate I like to make them!! Then again I would have MORE time to piece if I could get them machine quilted....decisions decisions-- eat or sew...hey isnt that a good new diet solution?? :)