Jan - THANKS for pointing out this is for HAND quilting - I had assumed it HAD to be. I hand quilt & when I 1st started back in the 80's, really never heard or seen of much machine quilting in the general quilting world - only in the commercial.
When I 1st joined this board a couple of mo's ago I was AMAZED to hear the numbers of completed quilts by individual quilters. Then it finally dawned on me they've got to be machine quilted! (ole timers some times slows me down).
Boy was I relieved - I was really doubting myself & thought I had to be the slowest quilter in the world. Before uncle Arthr-itis visited so much - & I was in "prime quilting form" - I could do maybe 12-15 lg size quilts a yr. w/a few smaller projects thrown in!
No matter how they are finished, to me quilts still represents being wrapped in warmth & love.
Have a blessed holiday week end & may all your quilts be filled w/love.