I've always hand quilted my quilts, but have been practicing machine quilting. I have a vintage mid-arm machine that I haven't really practiced on yet. I shared a picture of the quilt top I made for a grandchild -
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-133869-1.htm The mother saw it and didn't show a lot of enthusiasm for it. It probably wasn't what she had in mind. I asked if she would prefer machine or hand quilting, and she says she doesn't care. I hate to put the time of hand quilting into a quilt that won't be used, but don't want to do a less-than-stellar job with machine quilting. What would you do?