I've done both hand and machine quilting. It just depends on the project. I did a sampler and started hand quilting it on a huge quilting frame that my husband bought me. I hated it. I couldn't manage sewing different directions when I couldn't turn the quilt. Anyway... I ended up taking the quilt out of the big frame and machine quilting the sashing and then putting the quilt in my small quilting frame and hand-quilting the blocks. It turned out great. There are SEW many choices on piecing and quilting that it makes for many decisions as you go. Welcome to the board.