I have been hand quilting since I was a kid and still love it. There is nothing like watching a quilt come to life one stitch at a time! I designed our house to have room for a full-sized floor frame (the old fashioned kind they used for quilting bees, except mine doesn't hang from the ceiling) so I could quilt without having to do any basting. I'm quilting right in the great room so I can be with family and it's just a part of our "decor". Although some of the designs done by LAQ are beautiful, I much prefer the simple look of hand quilting. Guess I'm a real traditionalist. Right now I'm finishing a quilt made with 1930's reproduction prints. I just can't imagine it being finished any other way but with hand quilting. (Pictures will be posted as soon as I get it out of the frame...maybe today!) I teach anyone that is interested how to do it. Let's not let it die!