I'm exhausted just reading this. I started quilting in 1996 and I haven't made a total of 20 quilts let alone 50. I have been working almost exclusively on a quilt for 2-1/2 years. Hopefully, I'll finish it by Sept. Every thing is done by hand with the exception of adding the borders by machine. I spent weeks researching and designing the quilt; I didn't count the hours spent on appliqueing, but I did on the hand embroidery -- over 600 hours. Then the hand quilting has taken so far over a year. That includes trapunto, cording, and 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch quilting grids. The quilt measures approximately 90 x 90. I must admit that I'm ready to move on to another project. But, even if I machine piece a top it takes me weeks to complete it. And the two quilts I've tried to machine quilt (cross hatching) it has taken me at least a couple of weeks to do. I'm scratching my head when some say they can piece a quilt in a weekend. I am really SLOW.