I, too, enjoy hand quilting. I have also started hand piecing. It is easier to take places, and even though we have a motorhome for when we travel, we usually like to go to out of the way places, and don't have the hook-ups. I relax when I hand quilt. When I have tried machine quilting, I get a whole lot more tense. I have a hand quilted quilt on my bed that my aunt made when I got married 28 years ago, and then another one that was done a long time ago by my great grandmother, that was on one of the beds at my grandmothers house. Right now, I am doing a baby quilt, with the top being done in tricot. It is a whole cloth quilt, and I think it will be really pretty. I am lucky in that I have a couple of shops close to me that has the supplies I need. I do agree though, we live in a hurry up and get it done society. I wish more people enjoyed hand quilting (not tying) because I would love to have some quilting bees.