My great great grandmother was considered to be an exceptional quilter. She pieced using one of the first sewing machines in Illinois. This debate raged for years. I think it is just about over. Quilting has traditions, not LAWS. traditions change. A few years back I was given a very nice hand pieced antique quilt top to use for a fund raiser. I checked with an official quilt appraiser. She said the quality of the fabric, design, piecing and quilting, not whether it was hand or machine sewn was what mattered in pricing a quilt, which seems to be to be the essence of the issue. If those people want to stay with handwork. That's fine. FOR THEM. the rest of the world has moved on.