I quit off and on day and night. I REALLY have to be in the mood to machine quilt. That's when I have to rip out seams. But hand quilting any time. If DH is watching something on TV that I don't care about I put on my mp3 player that I have downloaded books from our library and either hand piece or hand quilt. After being married to me for 54 years he is use to me "playing with thread and strings"