I favor crazy quilts also, with both sides pieced, they are great for cold Newbrassky Nights. I use a machine a lot, although there was pieces ot hand sew in my back of tricks if the stay ended up at the length that could have happened. I got a message that one of my rants was needed, well there is a good one in the NCOWS forum on TFS under the Gus hat thread, I thought it was damned good for a night I couldn't sleep well. (accually slept longer and better than I have in months."