I only do handquilting except for the charity quilts that require machine quilting. I've decided I'm a very tactile person. I have done some sort of hand work for most of my 56 years. I knit, crochet, needlepoint, cross stitch, embroider, etc. I find handquilting, and any handwork for that matter, very relaxing as it forces me to think, at least, a bit about what I'm working on and not what else is going on in the world.