hmmmm, guess I have to decide how serious I am about digitizing - in my book these are all "investments." You and I have the same life interests (tho I add genealogy to the mix). I am a hand quilter/embroiderer who uses machine piecing and am "willing" to do machine generated labels, but the design process is what I love the most...
I just finished a set of twelve original designs for blocks of the month and for all used a light table <G> and tracing successfully to create applique patterns from photographs....
I need to think about how much I personally would need to digitize in order to reach my project goals.... thx!