The one I used to go to on a regular basis everyone brought a machine - I was the only one hand sewing. It was my first exposure to the thrill of featherweights. When we did the Linus Project work, they loved having me there because I did the majority of the hand work on the quilts no one else wanted to do. When I did take my little machine, so many people commented that they had no idea that I had a machine or knew how to use one since they had only seen me hand sew.
Since so much talking goes on during the day it is easier for me to do the hand work than machine. I have a tendency to be rather chatty and it is such fun to get together with a group of people that love to quilt as much as I do and also love to talk about it.