Hi,
As a person who recieves money to do handquilting for other people I am considered a "professional Quilter". In any of the big shows that would put my work of any kind in a different catagorey. For guild shows and local fairs I would request that you give me credit but I would not expect any share of your winnings. If you look in many of the published quilting books the authors often have the quilts made from their patterns pictured. If they are an honorable quilter the person who actually constructed or quilted the item will be given credit. Mimi Dietrich who has published many quilting pattern books has members of my one guild assemble and or quilt many of her samples that are pictured in her books. She is very generous about given credit for their work. She brings all of the finished quilts to our group so that we can admire and study them up close and personal.