All by hand and ONLY 6 months!?!?! Wow. It takes me years to handquilt a machine pieced quilt. I've never done one all by hand, peicing and quilting. I mix em up alot, hand applique, machine pieced and quilted, machine pieced and hand quilted but not all by hand. Good for you! Be careful when you finally try hand applique. It is addicting as get out!