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Bought this panel and thought I would practice with my sewing machine and make a table runner. Hand quilted the borders, and used the machine for the flowered parts. It was a mess! I am a hand quilter and enjoy it. I felt like I need 10 hands to get the fabric where it needed to be. Hats off to all you machine magic people! It was not fun for me at all.

You don't say if you have machine quilted before "practicing"

it's a pretty runner. I too am a hand quilter and find machine quilting quite difficult. sometimes, I feel that hand is quicker than machine.

Never. I piece tops with the machine.

Ditto, lynnie

Machine quilting does take some time to really get okay and also how you have your machine set up makes a difference. Gloves, table. Or flush surface, slick surface, hand speed to match machine speed. It definitely is not an overnight skill. I am sure machine quilters that decided to hand quilt would feel the same

I did not machine quilt a display piece for my first piece. Takes practice. LOTS of practice.

I am also a hand quilter that struggles with machine quilting. I love your table runner, looks good to me.

I'm a machine piecer, but I quilt by both hand and machine. My hand-piecing is awful! I'm so envious of those who can piece by hand.

I mix and match the two. I always have a practise before I begin.