I hand quilted my very first quilt...a queen sized Turning Twenty quilt. I did a diagonal cross hatch and then did "fancy" designs in some of the larger blocks. Took me a year and looks horrible...but it was my first. I found that I love to hand quilt, but I get soooo hot! Now I machine quilt on my regular Bernina...oversize queen and down...I haven't made anything larger than that. I've never sent one out. I'd miss the fun of quilting it. I'm getting better....need lots more quilts to practice on though.