The very first quilt top I made was my epp hexie (my avatar). I started it in 2009. Completed it in early 2014. It has sat until recently while I debated how to finish it. I have tied all the other quilts I've machine pieced. I started to tie it and quickly realized it was way too busy. Since I had all the hand work into it I didn't want to machine quilt it (which I I haven't tried to do yet). I hadn't tried hand quilting either but that is what I decided on. It is big stitch and Im definitely learning to be consistant. I am very happy I chose to hand quilt it. I did leave the tie in the middle of the flower and Im quilting the out line of the petals.