At first, I hand quilted all of my quilts and only made one at a time and this took about a year per since they were large quilts. Then, as I got older and got more stash and toys (rulers, etc.) I figured out that I would be too old or dead before I got all the quilts I wanted to make done. So now, I get the quilts machine quilted. I guess I will still be dead before I get all the quilts I want to make done or even started, but I will have been one prolific quilter! LOL