Done it all..........machine quilted (simple SID or other straight line design), hand quilted AND sent one out to be edge to edge stitched. I like my quilts, even those for gifts, to be soft and functional with the ability to be washed many, many times. I love hand quilting but it takes me 2-3 months to finish one plus the time it takes to piece it so, from now on I'll be sending them out to be quilted but will try to always have one in the process of hand quilting.