I think that sleeping under a hand quilted quilt feels a lot different than a machine quilted quilt. I love the fastness of machine quilting but I love the feel of a hand quilted one.
Congrats, I sometimes hand quilt too, last one I did was with metallic thread (don't every try that) and it was a twin size for my son. Took me 6 months to finish and I eventually took it off his bed and it is in storage. It was made with Hoffman metallic sky fabric.
It was a big undertaking but it is so different.