Welcome! I've had salespeople follow ma around, too. It makes me nervous. As to cheater cloth, there are many ideas of what makes a quilt. Some purists beleive it is a bed covering only, others consider it strictly an art form. I used cheater cloth to learn machine quilting - did not want to risk ruining a top that I worked hard to piece. I have been seeing some that are very pretty being framed in patchwork.