Here's my 2 cents. I love to look at the quilts at a show and just admire. If there's something that speaks to me, I'd like to know who to ask-so giving credit is important. Some people look at shows to find a LAQ that can quilt a style compatible to their piecing and style. I would like to know how the classes were determined: a list posted somewhere conspicuous would be nice-maybe in the show brochere. And I'd like to know which class each quilt is in: maybe on the description at each quilt.
I think professional quilting shouldn't compete with amateur quilting. So if it's professionally quilted I think it should be entered in a professional catagory.
As to "cheating", if they follow the rules of that show, it's not cheating.