For me, it depends on the quilt. Sometimes, the quilt seems to need an over-all, edge-to-edge quilting design, so I "quilt by check," with a member of our guild who does a great job with the long arm. Other times, I quilt myself, in sections or quilt-as-you-go. Then I mix walking foot and FMQ. Other times, I quilt the whole piece, either with my walking foot or FMQ. I find FMQ a bit stressful - I can't always get the tension right - so I am exploring walking foot quilting more these days. The effect can be stunning, especially on smaller pieces like this "convergence" quilt.[ATTACH=CONFIG]600993[/ATTACH]