chairjogger-- sounds like one of the quilting police snuck onto our site! sitd can be very challenging, and lots of times it is the very best choice for that pattern! i know fmq-ers who would rather have surgery than do sitd. and i think you ought to take a look at some of the credits on quilts done by people renowned in the quilting community. most of them have someone else quilt for them. does that make them non-quilters? it's all a process and mastering the part you like best or just plain enjoying the whole deal still makes you a quilter!