Jeannie you did a great job, a lot better than my 1st quilt! I also learned to quilt watching YouTube. As far as the quilting goes, I machine quilt just because it's faster. I can only grid quilt anyway and tie off. I tied off my 1st quilt. I would like to hand quilt but that just seems to take a long time (for me anyway). I am willing to do a single block 1st before attempting a whole quilt. But you should try whatever YOU feel comfortable doing, doesn't matter what we think. You made that beautiful quilt w/o our help, so......you can do it! :thumbup: Oh and Jeannie, get in on the block of the month swaps, they're good practice! :thumbup: