I was in 4-H & learned to sew there, but my mother learned to quilt when it became " the rage" in the late 70's early 80's. I watched her make litterally dozens & dozens of quilts, for mosly family, usually hand embroidering parts of them (she liked a butterfly that was part embroidery part applique)then using the maching only to put the blocks together,& then finally hand quilting each one. I am the "I only machine sew" type, & I like quick results. Although I have & always had a great appriciation for her quilts & her quilting abilities, I just always figured it wasn't for me. Boy was I wrong. Now that mom has passed ( maybe I just didn't want to compete???) I discovered machine quilting & I LOVE it! To each his own! With a vengance!