feline fanatic

I'm have seen these too, PP. But I have refrained from saying anything. Perhaps mistakes like those are best left to the maker to learn the consequences. If they post the aftermath asking "what did I do wrong" then by all means mention not enough quilting, but otherwise I let that sleeping dog lie. Too many times I have seen the flamefest start with "too much quilting makes the quilt stiff" or "I want my quilt to be soft and snuggly". We can shout from the mountain tops till the cows come home that batting selection and thread selection affect stiffness/softness combined WITH quilting density not by density alone. Too many seem to choose batting based on recommended spacing of 10" and while the batting may hold up that doesn't mean the quilt still won't bag, sag and wrinkle in those areas where there isn't enough quilting or pieced seams will start popping and coming apart when someone sits on the quilt because sufficient quilting isn't reinforcing them and taking the stress off. Yup, best to leave that particular demon to be discovered through trial and error and learn it the hard way.

As far as clipped points and unfilled binding I would not point those out unless someone specifically said they were entering the quilt in a JUDGED show and want to know what the judges are looking for. Then again, they will find out when they get back the comments what the judge is looking for. Binding may be fixable before entering. A chopped off point not so much. Those are the kind of "attention to detail" things that the maker will only conquer with patience and experience and ONLY if they choose too. I have made plenty of quilts in my day with a chopped point and left it as "good enough" because the quilt was a utility quilt not destined for the judges scrutiny. Truth be told, I have even entered ones with that occasional chopped point and it definitely was in the comments.