One of the quilt teachers I had said there are three ways to quilt- by hand, by machine, and by check and she preferred the latter. Some thoughts. If some of them are charity quilts, I bet others would be willing to quilt. I use vintage machines, and have one set up for piecing, one for large quilting, one for lap quilting. So I just play musical chairs and move to a another machine without having to br rethreaded, etc. for quilting. You can quilt between piecing without moving everything. My vintage machines cost less than a new one (sold the new one). Also, if you get together with a guild or friends, you can buy batting on a roll and split it for a lot less. I buy closeouts fabric for the backs, like $3.00 a yard when I see an online sale. Just what works for me.