Well I can say I have done it all. I pieced by hand, quilted by hand, machine pieced and quilted. I consider all of that quilting and love it all. I am in a hand quilting group that meets weekly. We are about 25 women and range in age from mid 40’s to our oldest member who will celebrate her 99th birthday soon. Go ahead and sock your BIL in the throat and while he is recovering read him all of these responses from real quilters.