I have seen multiple comments about seperate categories for handquilted quilts at quilt shows. Am I the only dinosaur here that remembers when machine quilters campaigned for seperate categories for machine quilted quilts? They felt like they didn't stand a snowball's chance of winning if the competition were all handquilted. Things have a way of going full circle.
Originally Posted by fliedermaus
Those quilts are amazing!
I really admire hand quilters, I would love to hand quilt one of mine someday, but I am very intimidated.
I do agree with you that shows should have separate sections for machine and hand quilted peices. They are two different art forms in my opinion. Both have different techniques.
I don't think one is better than the other though, bit like chalk and cheese :D