Originally Posted by Sharon - NC
I did my first quilt (in my avatar) totally by hand, piecing and quilting. My second, a wall hanging, I did by machine. I love the hand work but it took me forever to do it and I want to be able to get more done in a shorter time, so I'm learning to use the machine to do them. My goal is to make one every month or six weeks or so to give to a chemo patient.
Sharon,
Good for you. I too am learning how to machine quilt but my family will continue to get my machine pieced hand quilted items. For my quilt chapter we are required to make charity quilts and I won't hand quilt those but machine quilt them. I'm making a gift right now and it's machine quilted with hand quilted detailing so I can complete it more quickly. It's still a beautiful quilt but is different from my normal style and that's ok because my style is currently evolving. Enjoy your quilting.
Hugs
Patty