Hand quilter here also. I love being able to set in my rocker and hand quilt of an evening. I just finished a lap quilt that was completely hand quilted, except for a SID around a fussy cut border (
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t216293.html). I've tried FMQ, but I have a standard machine and find it very difficult to quilt on it - even for a wall hanging sized quilt. I can't for the life of me do a rocking stitch, so I do stab stitching with my right hand on the bottom and left hand on top. Yep, hand quilting is the best.