NO! 25 years ago, I took a quilting class... The lady who taught it insisted everything be done by hand...tracing around templates and then adding a qtr inch by tracing again, cutting out with scissors, stitching pieces together by hand. To top it off, she was highly critical of those of us in the class...our stitches were crooked or too large. You get the picture, I am sure. I never finished...I had 3 children under the age of 8, worked full time and had a husband who travelled a lot with his job. I did not find quilting relaxing or enjoyable! Fortunately, several years ago, I happened into a LQS where machine piecing and quilting is the norm. I now enjoy quilting very much! I admire those who do it entirely by hand but I refuse to accept the thought that my quilts are second rate!