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Hand and Machine quilting are two different crafts, each valuable and to be appreciated. I would do whichever one I wanted to...there is no right or wrong choice...but...here's my 2 cents... I ALWAYS make baby quilts on the machine just because they are going to be loved and drug and dirtied more than any other project you will ever make. My sons both stood and stared at the washer and dryer till their quilt was done and back in their hands when they were toddlers. The machine stitching is simply so much stronger that the quilt will look nicer much longer. For that same reason I do not tend toward the pale pastels for my baby gifts...red, navy, deep green, dark combinations...many times for little boys, I try to find a dark plaid and use the colors in it to choose the coordinating pcs...they will just look better after little boys make a fort, play tug-of-war with the dog, shut it in the door as they drag it outside, eat their lunch on it under the nearest tree, splash it a bit in an irresistible puddle while wearing it as a cape and then take their nap on it in the middle of the living room floor. You understand this is all one morning, right? I never had any experience with little girls, maybe they are kinder to their blankies....but this was a pretty tame morning for my boys!