Peckish

You can't tell me that if quilters of that era had had the opportunity to machine-quilt their quilts, they still would have chosen to hand quilt them. Does this mean that since my grandmother cooked on a wood-burning stove, I have to forgo using my microwave? Should I still use a hand-wring washing machine, just so I can stay consistent with history?

Another point: I've read fascinating articles on quilt history that state some quilts actually were machine quilted using the old wad-and-shove method that is still used today on DSMs.

If the original quilter cared what kind of quilting it deserves, she wouldn't have donated the quilt top to a fundraiser. Just sayin'.