What an interesting topic!! I can't help but think what a dull world it would be if we all did the same thing. Personally, I like machine embroidery as well as hand embroidery and have done both on quilts. I had a quilt in 3 AQS shows that had machine embroidery on it. I machine quilted it on my Pfaff machine. I am now working on a hand embroidered quilt that my grandmother did the embroidery on each block. I am hand quilting that one. Variety is the spice of life. There are so many ways to make a quilt, chose the one that you like best and do it.