I handquilt as well. I love it. It is portable, so I can easily take it when we go in the motorhome. I am also learning machine quilting (teaching myself) for those things that I would like to get done a whole lot sooner. I also love doing the whole cloth quilts. I use nylon tricot on my whole cloth quilts, and I do them for very close friends and families for weddings. They have an LDS temple on them.