Hello Boston,
I'm a terrible quilter. I carry a lot of tension in my hands. And, every quilt I quilted, it showed. But, I found I was avoiding finishing quilts because of the thought of the quilting. So, I did the same last year. I had 8 quilts finished. And, will definitely get a few more quilted again this year. It has given me time to play around with Quilt As You Go. Which is looking like a better option for me. Not every quilt can be quilted this way. And, a bit of pre-planning has to go into each quilt you do as a Quilt As You Go. But, it is at least an option. I found my sewing machine just doesn't have the power to quilt a large quilt either. And, it just plain stressed me out to do the quilting. I really enjoy the piecing and quilting on a small basis. (Small projects or 1 block at a time.)