I like to hand quilt, but it takes me forever. I have been working on a queen size quilt for about 4 months now. I am getting done, but it does take a while. I like hand quilting, because if there are friends who like to quilt, you can set up a quilting bee.
I did do my first machine quilted quilt for a friends baby. I wanted to get it done, so I machine quilted it. I have not taken any classes, but have taught myself through reading books. I had the feet that were needed, because the sewing machine was given to me from my parents. I like both, and I will continue to work on my machine quilting skills.