Sorry I can’t answer your question directly, but I can say you are right to step back and get your emotions under control before you make any decision. I don’t quilt for others - only myself. I run a business that helps companies understand how to create better products that people want. I can argue vehemently that there is equal beauty and equal skill in high quality hand quilting, freehand LA, and machine-guided LA quilting. If you don’t believe that and your customer obviously do, then don’t do machine-guided LA quilting, but don’t get upset when others don’t care. People make quilt tops because they love it. If they didn’t they could go to the store and buy cheap quilts made in China. Some of them are quite lovely to look at. Does it matter to most people that you hand guided the design on their quilt? Not if you can’t give them the pattern and precision they wanted - they will go to someone who can give them that. Or they will want to pay less because it is not what they wanted. You are the service, they are the customer. If you don’t want to provide the service they want, you will go out of business. I know this sounds harsh (tough love) and am not blaming you for feeling the way you do, but don’t expect others to feel the same way and look down on them when they don’t have the same feeling you do. You clearly understand this, but are struggling with the realities of what it means to your business. Step back and decide what you want to do - fewer quilts with hand+guided work or more quilts with robotics with some hand-guided as needed. You have to enjoy your work AND make a living at it.