I'm hand sewing the pieces for the top and plan to hand quilt the whole thing. All of the embroidery will be done by hand as well. I love handwork. I think anyone, well, almost anyone, can use a machine, I love the look and just knowing that I made a quilt all by myself by hand. I finished my King size GFG hexagon quilt top just this past fall, I need to sandwich it but I don't have the space to do it, I'm working on a place to do the sandwiching. But, my crazy quilt, I want to hand sew, quilt, bind, embroidery and add my trinkets/charms/buttons, etc, all by hand. Thanks to eveyone for your tips and suggestions.