I use to hand quilt and the last one took me 2 yrs to finish, fingers got mighty sore. I bought a sewing machine with a bigger throat and learned how to machine quilt and have not looked back. At 66 yrs old I just want to make quilts and use up some of my fabrics.
I tell my Husband of 50yrs. if he wants to do something he can do it, I don't let him pick out things for me to do. Just the way I am.