Welcome Jade. I only hand quilt. I had to machine quilt once to finish some table runners for Christmas, because my husband was laid off and needed something in a hurry and was short on money. I machine quilted 25 and swore I would never machine quilt again. Just did not enjoy it in the least. I will say I am doing my dog a quilt and I will stitch in the ditch, by machine. But for humans I hand quilt.
There are many wonderful machine quilters on here, just not my cup of tea. Would love to be able to chat and share ideas with another hand quilter, there are quite a few of us on this board.
Forever a hand quilter.