My grandmother thought tying a quilt was slothful, and she thought sloth was the orginal sin, wouildn't ever give a tied quilt "houseroom". She handquilted all her quilts, maybe only 2 or 3 a year in her later years. But The group of quilters I hang out with who do charity quilts tie all of them. I've tried handquilting, not happy with my results. So I long arm or FMQ or tie. Just depends on what you want, what your skills are,