I enjoy hand quilting, needle turned applique, and hand piecing. However, I mostly piece by machine now, and am teaching myself to machine quilt. Have so many quilt tops to get quilted and just can hand quilt them all. Not enough hours in my day. When my finger gets sore from handquilting, I stop for the day and work on something else. Doing it this way takes a little more time to get your finger conditioned, but it does get there.