I'm 58 yrs old and have made many quilts. All have been hand pieced and hand quilted. When my Grandmother taught me at age 8 or 9 you hand to have even work with at least 6 stchs per inch or out it came. I still love it and still love to challenge myself with stitches per inch. I can usually be found with patches in my handbag along with needle and thread. It relaxes me.

I love to handquilt. I'm not in a hurry and have no deadlines. It's done whenever I get it done and I'm okay with that. That's one of the main reasons I love it: no pressure!

I do both - more machine than hand quilting because it is faster, but I like having some hand work going.

I have only done hand quilting. I would like to try machine quilting someday. But all in all I like the look of hand quilting better. It give the quilt a warm old fashion charm. The machine ones to me have that store bought look to them. I think they are lovely and I know alot of ppl do them that way. It is just a personal preference. I of coarse would not turn away any quilt done by machine. lol

I hand quilt 98% of the time and only machine quilt heavy fleece projects.

I do wholecloths and I only hand quilt. I even sew the length of fabric together by hand to get the top and the backing in the right size!

Hand quilt all of mine, although with the RA it is taking linger to get done these days. But, I think hand quilting adds an air of authenticity to a quilt. Guess I'm just an old fashioned kind of gal cause I like the old ways and the old patterns.

Hand quilter - very relaxing for me.

I spent a few classes learning to machine quilt and I like to do it when I'm pressed for time, but right now I"m hand quilting and love it! I think it looks more, well, "quilty".....lol!

I'm trying to do both. My hand quilting's not too bad. But, got this fancy Janome and can't get the tension, etc. set right to make it quilt consistently. Glad you asked. HELP!!!!