I mix them in most of my quilts. I figure the first person that is rude enough to complain about how i make my quilts will get an anatomy lesson involving my pincushion and their posterior ;)
It's mine I can do it how i want and if they don't like it they are more than welcome to make their own and quit picking on my projects lol

I would put it away for a while and then get it out later. If I hand quilt a quilt, I do it all by hand but I don't see a reason why you can't do both on the same quilt. Just remember, if there are no quilt police, then there is no quilters jail either. Create your own style.

I longarm quilt for customers, and one lady does beautiful hand quilting. But she says she just doesn't have time to quilt all of the tops she has been making. She has me load the quilt and quilt certain portions, then I baste the rest and she hand quilts those. So I say go for it!

It's your quilt--do it the way you want. I once did this when I got sick of hand quilting a queen size quilt. I still have it and use it and I haven't gotten arrested yet. :-)

I'm just finishing up a queen size and machine quilted (SID) all over and then am doing the fill-in work by hand quilting each block. Yes, it's taking some time and yes, it's looking good! Not one guilty feeling - just enjoyment in doing this!!!

I like to finish each project as I do it too. But if you will like the quilt when you are done and it won't drive you crazy, then do the machine quilting. Otherwise go ahead and start something else while you contamplate the finishing. Whatever you decide, it will be right for you!!

This question is really timely for me. I'm in the last stages of my baby Jane quilt. I have all the center blocks hand quilted and the pieced tris are also hand quilted (all QAYG)...but...I am just about to put it together and will need to do lots of SITD. Due to the size of the blocks and the numerous seams with PP...some of the "ditches" are really thick..I am thinking of doing that by machine. I just don't think my hands can tolerate doing it...so..I'll peek out the window before I start, but then think I'll go for it. You should too...

I have a friend who ties her quilts, uses them and as the spirit moves, takes out the ties and hand quilts a section at a time, eventually the whole quilt is hand quilted.

No one is going to come in your house and point fingers, do as you please and get it done so you don't lose your interest in quilting.

Carol J.

I took an heirloom quilting class from the master of machine quilting -- Harriet Hargrave. You can achieve a hand quilted look by using the nylon thread on top, and a silk or cotton thread in the bobbin. When the quilt is washed, and it scrunches up after drying it, the "look" is that of a hand quilted quilt. Can you try that??

I feel exactly the same way and have also tied and quilted in one quilt, a gift quilt even!