My very first few quilts were tied, because I didn't know how to quilt. I soon learned to quilt on my domestic machine and quilted all my quilts on my domestic machine. I'm getting older, and I was having trouble getting down on the kitchen floor to pin my quilts, so I got one of the more inexpensive longarms and have been doing my own quilting on that. I've always wanted to do it all because I love every part of it. I know some really prefer piecing to quilting. Some prefer quilting to piecing. Nothing wrong with either, I just like both and want to see it all the way through. I've never sent one out, although a lot of you do a much better job than I do. I just love doing it!