I tie a lot of my quilts, in fact most of them. I make them for friends, family, charities, and so far no one has complained. I have machine quilted a few (on my Viking) but tying is so much faster and also I can do the "birthing" method instead of having to baste the sandwich and put on a binding. To each his own. After all we all qulilt for our pleasure and there are no "quilt police" watching....