I love hand quilted quilts. hand or machine pieced dosn't matter. I don't think anything will ever take the place of the old time quilting frame my grandmother, mother, and aunts used. But I also love machine made quilts, too. I piece on the machine and quilt on the machine. I love them all. I get many raves for my quilts. It's all in the name of modern living. Who wants to go back to the horse and buggy days?