I consider quilting both an art and a hobby. All quilts involve art on some level, depending on the amount of talent of the quilter. A lot of canvas painting artists have turned to soft sculpture (quilt making) as an outlet for their talent, but I think all quilters are artists to some extent. I never saw a quilt I didn't like, regardless of how well or how poorly it was made, because it is the art work of the quilter who made it, and each quilt has a history.