Just my 2 cents, but I use a computerized quilting machine (Qbot with HQ16). I am so artistically challenged that I cannot free motion anything that would be acceptable. I have practiced - even drawing on a board to train my brain. No success. The Qbot allows me to quilt my own quilts. I do not enter contests and do not quilt for others. It is merely for my satisfaction and saves me money from sending them out to be quilted. As one member stated, I still have to select the design and place it on the quilt. That can be a challenge, too.