There are many steps in the process of making a quilt. Piecing the top, basting the top, batting and backing together, quilting the layers, and applying the binding. Who is to say that you must do every step of the process yourself or it isn't a quilt? I machine piece because it is fun to sew on my little Brother machine. I can't sew well enough to do anything else but straight lines, but that's all I need to piece a quilt top. I hand quilt because I enjoy the slow steady rhythm of each stitch and it gives me time alone to just be. Besides, I don't have the skill to machine quilt. It's all good.