I hand quilt and machine quilt on my quilts all the time. Sometimes I want hand quilting around stars or flowers and stitch on the machine in outline or in the ditch. Also, I machine sew the binding on and hand stitch them to complete the binding. I, also, have hand quilted at least 3 quilts and the same on the baby quilts. I can hand quilt sitting by the DH in the evening and love doing it. It is your quilt, quilt it the way that you want to!!! Also, I have a great long-arm quilter that I use when I have a quilt that needs just a different way of quilting....she does beautiful work. Besides, I am never bored with quilting!!!!! Love it.