Amen! I so agree with that. And I tell everyone that any mistakes they see are just a lot of love from me to them.

I do all my own quilting, but I know several professional LA'ers.

I've only completed two quilts so far. Both were quilted by me and I enjoyed the process. The first was done using the feed dogs and stopping and turning at every corner, the second one was FMQ. I'm nowhere near good but I really enjoyed the FMQ work and intend to keep practicing at it.
I do believe that long arm quilters are worth every penny. There's nothing wrong with sending a quilt out. I don't feel it makes the quilt any less yours though if you didn't quilt it you should give credit to the person who did. LAQs can do things I only dream about. If I could afford it I would send a top out to be quilted. Unfortunately even the friends and for a good cause rate is too much money for my budget.
Rodney

As much as I have been tempted, I really can't afford to send them out, so I do them myself. The one exception was last year's family reunion quilt as my oldest niece and her husband have recently acquired a long arm machine, and since I was having shoulder surgery she offered to quilt it, if I got it to her by April- the family reunion was July 4th. I was unable to go, but I'm sure she did a great job, as she and her husband plan to have an established long arm quilting business by the time they retire. I was grateful that she offered, as I know I could not have finished it in time.

I hand quilt all my own quilts.

I do all of my own quilting on my DSM Bernina.
I used to use my walking foot a lot and do a lot of diagonal stitching in a fun or a wavy stitch but now I mostly do an all over FMQ (no stencil or tracing) all over the quilts. Unless it calls for a little more attention to various areas.

Not just you.... I completely agree! That is how I feel too.

I send out anything twin or larger. Just need to get them done. I used to do them all myself with SID or tying. My mom has handquilted some for me. I like the piecing, but not the quilting so much.

I can stitch in the ditch on small quilts for my 5 y/o DGS and little pieces, but anything of any size I have to send out. I can't control the weight or motion with anything larger due to lack of mobility of my left hand. That being said, I am fortunate to have two very accomplished LA quilters nearby to work with. :-)

I machine piece and hand quilt all my own quilts.

I just gave this same answer on a different thread. I do all my own work even though I am a much better piecer than quilter. I just am happy if each one is better than the last. I machine quilt mine and I think I have become much better at FMQ, but I'm still learning. I don't think most people look all that closely at quilting stitches, just other quilters. I do it too. I want mine to be 100 percent made by me, so I have to accept the imperfect

Generally, I have quilted all of my pieces. One of my clients commissioned 2 quilts, both king to super king. Those got sent out for quilting & I did the binding after. On the labels I gave the LAQ the 'credit'. The 1 I am currently working on for my sister-in-law I plan to send out since she asked me to do it & pick the pattern. She already has 2 of my quilts but I just want this one to be special.:)

I quilt my own. For 45 years I have done my own sewing and it wouldn't feel like MY quilt unless I did it all. Just me, I certainly understand why others choose not to quilt theirs.

I have to finish my own or I can't claim them as my own. Just a "thing" I believe.

I tied the first 2 t-shirt quilt and when I really started quilting, I would FMQ on my DSM up to twin size. I rented time on a long arm at a shop and loved it. so when I could I bought a used Gammill. Beside my own projects, I do customer quilts. I don't consider them "my" quilt and my goal is always to compliment the piecing--basically I'm accessorizing the design,fabric,piecing work with my quilt design. While I appreciate credit if the quilt is going to a show, I do not consider it "my" quilt since my design is dependent on the piecer's original work. Several have said that $$ keep them from using long arm services. I totally understand that, especially now that I'm retired, but I suggest you do some checking around. I know that in my area there are long arm quilters that charge as anywhere from less than penny a square inch up to 3-4 centers/sq. inch. It all depends on the density of quilting and complexity of design. Now in my area, hand quilting is what really is pricey! So good to you that are hand quilters

As a beginner, I have only made two quilts, both of which I quilted myself with straight line quilting. I wanted to send the second one to a LA quilter but the high cost put me off. I was very happy with the results of my own quilting and I try to choose patterns that suit straight line quilting.

Most of my quilts are tied. My DML taught me how to and I love how most of them look. Now and I will sew buttons or bow where I would put a tie. I love that look also.

I do all my quilts - start to finish myself. I like to be able to say I made all my quilts.

I wouldn't think of myself as a quilter if I didn't do them all myself. I think that is the difference between Patchworking and quilting. Here in the UK it is the norm for us to do all the quilting as going out for quilting is expensive and hard to find.

I just took two quilts to a LA on Friday. These are my second and third quilts ever that went this route. One is too big for my machine and I to handle and the other just needed a little something special to make it POP! I have not tied a quilt since I made a doll quilt years ago. Quilts are done on my domestic with some kind of meandering. (I just can't seem to get that stitch in the ditch thing to work for me.) I try to always have one small piece to hand quilt so I can perfect that skill.

I took one queen sized quilt to an LA. Everything else I have done myself, unfortunately nothing looks as great as what the LA did. My problem is that I feel if I send it out to be quilted it was no longer done by me. Need to work on getting over this.

I quilt all the tops I make. I enjoy all the steps in making a quilt (except basting). I have no interest in learning how to use a long arm because part of the attraction to quilting for me is the feel of the fabric/quilt in my hands. I don't see that I would get that same satisfaction by moving a long arm around. Even moving the quilt through the machine, I get to enjoy the therapy of feeling the fabric :)

I have quilted all my quilts...both machine and hand quilting. I have a Husqvarna Mega Quilter machine with the frame. This was in my price range so I gave it a try. I know it is not equal to the high ended long arm quilting set-ups but for what I do I love it!! It is not computerized and I love guiding it myself. I enjoy all steps in making a quilt so am very happy I can quilt it also. Started off quilting on my DM and I applaud those folks who do it that way. I struggled each and every time trying to fit it under my machine!

My mother doesn't like to piece very much, she prefers to hand quilt; I don't like to quilt very much and don't have room for a frame. Therefore I make tops and send them to her for hand quilting.

Quilting Grandma, I think those quilters saying it wasn't their own if someone else quilted it were just expressing their own personal feelings, not making judgments.

Certainly I did not mean to make any judgements, each to their own in their own we all love our quilts whichever way they are made.

Isn't that the fun part of quilting? It is the fun part for me. If you do the piecing, I'll do your quilting. I've been piecing a quilt top for weeks now and starting to get antsy cause I like the quilting part.

I do all my own quilting, but I have a longarm. I don't like hand work and I didn't like quilting with my DSM. I never considered the 4 quilts I made and had someone else quilt as any less than made by me, and as someone who does quilting for others, I really appreciate quilters who quilt by check!

I have always hand quilted.

I quilt mine on a Sweet 16. It became difficult for me to find a long arm quilter and when I did the costs were so much that I decided I could justify the payments on the Sweet 16. I don't hand quilt, attempted once and the results were not good (many years ago). I really don't have the time either. (Looking at the huge pile of unfinished sewing as we speak). Make your own decisions about the quilting and enjoy.

I have to confess that I like the piecing part better than the quilting... But sending it out isn't really an option (no LA anywhere near where I live) and I don't have a sewing machine, so I hand-piece and hand-quilt everything. I'm currently quilting my second big quilt and it does seem to go faster than the first one! Guess all those baby quilts have given me some practice...

I sent out 2 really big ones before I bought my used HQ16. I did dozens on my Janome 6600. I did one queen sized on the Janome and said never again. I hunted for 2 years for a used HQ that I could afford. Now I crank out MANY charity quilts done on my beloved HQ.

If I did a special quilt intended for a show, I would send it out to a talented LA. I am not that great on my HQ for a show type quilt.

I send mine out...

I do my own quilting. I have a dsm with a 9 inch harp. That's helps, but I've never done anything huge. I will be fmqing a queen sized quilt my mom pieced and we ar going to do a "split the batting" technique. Hope I can work it all out...