Hi sunny:
To answer your question I bit the bullet and decided that if I was going to make this quilt then I had to quilt it myself or it would not be mine to claim. Besides, I was doing this for my son and his wife so I wanted it to be something that they could remember me by. Though far from perfect I am very proud of what I did.
I used in the ditch around all the blocks. On the purple border I did diagonal lines about 3 inches apart. This was all machine quilted. Then I did a flower and leaf vine type of design around the outside border and a butterfly in each corner, that was all hand quilted. I have been doing all my own quilting ever since. Now starting my 12th quilt and loving every minute of it.
Thanks for taking an interest.
Penny