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. :-)