I only hand piece and hand quilt - the machine scares me !!! I just finished a hole in the barn, courthouse steps and fan quilt for 3 ladies in the same family. The hole in the barn & courthouse steps I took to my LQS to be machine quilted (which I have never done before) and can't wait to see how they turned out. These 2 quilts are for a mother & daughter who I am sure will use it with their son/grandson so it will be washed more. The fan quilt is for the mother's mother and I am hand quilting it. I wanted to give them all at the sametime and it would of taken forever to hand quilt all. By taking them to be machine quilted I just don't feel like I did it myself. :( :( :(