SID is most certainly not a cop-out....I have avoided it at all costs. Not because it is a cop-out but because it really takes ability to do it. Besides totally agree with everyone else, that it is your quilt, your choice on how you do it.
I honestly think a lot of people that make these negative comments like this or the one the churchlady made to Teddybear Lady are made by people that are just plain jealous of abilties they don't have.