Their are lots of know it all snobs out in the big workd. Luckily I don't get around much. I too can hand quilt but, at my age 67, I want to do machine piecing and quilting. I hate to spend at the very most 3 - 4 weeks on a quilt. A week or two is even better. I just want to use up as much of my fabric as I can.
I am not a patient person with those kind of people and always best for me to not be around them.