I agree with 117becca! No way would I encourage machine quilting on a vintage quilt, especially one that has been hand pieced. Look at quilts of that era--they weren't machine quilted. To me, it's about being consistent. If it's been given the time and care of the original quilter to be hand-pieced, it deserves hand quilting. I shudder when I see beautifully embroidered quilts that have taken hours and hours then turned over to machine quilting. Not that machine quilting isn't a style of its own, it's about being consistent in your work. This would be a real beauty with hand quilting, even something simply done. As to the crocking, the color catchers do work. Because of the age of the quilt, the one receiving it should be aware that it might be best to not use it on a consistent basis, more as a display quilt. Maybe the crocking won't be an issue for them.