I have an APQS long arm and just started hand quilting. I'd tried it before and didn't enjoy it. Hence, the Millenium purchase. Then a client called from a nursing home. I kind of knew who she was but didn't know her personally. She wanted someone to finish a quilt she and a friend had started. I thought she just needed some binding put on. Nope! Some (a lot of short distances) of the hand quilting needed finished.
I knew how, just didn't think I wanted to put the effort into getting my finger stuck enough times to toughen it up. Once again I was wrong. With the motivation of helping this elderly lady to spur me on, I started hand quilting seriously. And yes, I'm enjoying it.
Now I will finish the quilt my daughter started hand quilting. She was a world class hand quilter but did it too long without taking breaks and now she has chronic problems and is no longer able to quilt.