Just one more comment from a custom quilter...If a person completes a top, but doesn't have the skills to quilt(or just plain doesn't like to quilt)they should not feel guilty or feel like any less of a quilt maker if they don't do everything from start to finish. Like the previous post says, traditionally women have always helped others quilt their quilts. Asking one (or 12) of your friends to help is just continuing that tradition. The bottom line is what brings you fulfillment. Some start by dying their own fabric, others buy precut kits with everything coordinated for them. Both are quilt makers. I love hand quilting but that doesn't make me more of a quilt maker than one who doesn't. Having grown up in a family and church that regularly hosted quilting bees, that is one part of American culture that I wish we could restore...women getting together to talk about their lives and support each other in a more daily way.