I have a 85 year old hand quilted quilt my GGM and GG made on my bedroom wall..I love it..2 members of my quilt group..hand quilt..I admire all..but my GM once said to me..do you think I'd done half of what she did by hand..if she owned a machine like I had..I had never thought of that before..all quilts are beautiful works of art..personally..I design most of mine.. cut and piece and quilt them..if I had enough money I'd send them out to be quilted..and I still consider myself a quilter!