I tried machine quilting, mine looks messy and puckered. I used to think hand quilting took too long until I checked the prices of longarm quilters. Wow. I think now I'm either going to learn to hand quilt or buy a home type longarm quilting setup. Not sure about that cause I don't know how to use one. Like everything else, the price of sewing has gone up so much it almost isn't worth it any more. So sad.