This is also said with LOVE. Why do you care what others think? If YOU are happy with your panto quilting, who else cares? As for QOV - & I've made quite a few- do you REALLY think the recipients care that you used a panto & not free hand? I think they WAY more appreciate that someone took the time to acknowledge their service to our country. Give yourself a break. Try free motion if you want, but quilt ON! Keep on quilting & tell the FM police to go to HE double hockey sticks