Thanks for all of your responses. It gives me something to think about. In carefully assessing the tops, I am thinking of quilting a couple of them in Big Stitch quilting with Perle cotton or Aurifil 12 wt. It would be much faster and these two tops are not heirloom quality. They are pretty little quilts with applique borders and perhaps would lend themselves to Big Stitch. After talking with quilting friends and the ladies at my local quilt shop, one LA quilter's name keeps popping up. I will contact her-interview her for possible custom work on the special quilts. Have any of you done Big Stitch? If so, what do you think?