I do have to admit that i consider them separate skills/hobbies but I do both hand and machine quilting. When hand quilting, i adhere to my grandmother's rule of thumb...if you can see what color the thread is, your stitch is too big. I can do it, but of course with a longarm, tons of knitting and other family and community responsibilities, the hand quilting is definitely a slow process... Currently, I have 2 dresden plate quilts I am making for my sons. The 'plates' were made by my great-grandmother and passed on to me. I decided to divide them into two wallhangings for my two children and have done them as Christmas wallhangings. This reminds me that I need to get that bag out and into the living room so i won't forget it for another year.