I would have also made that a guild that "I used to belong to". Yes there's a difference. There's a difference between professionally landscaped flower gardens and the ones I work in too. But both are beautiful in their own way. I can't master hand quilting and yet I think it's truely beautiful. I am trying to master machine quilting and have seen some that truely beautiful. There is a skill set needed for both types and both should be celebrated. Maybe if the hand quilters tried machine quilting they would better understand that it has an art of its own. I know that's how I cam to appreciate hand quilting!